diff --git a/support/checkout-deps.sh b/support/checkout-deps.sh
index 542c7c89..4a4ec326 100755
--- a/support/checkout-deps.sh
+++ b/support/checkout-deps.sh
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 trap "exit" INT
 
 if [ ! -d "amxmodx" ]; then
-  git clone https://github.com/alliedmodders/amxmodx.git
+  git clone --recursive https://github.com/alliedmodders/amxmodx.git
 fi
 
 if [ "$1" != "--no-mysql" ]; then