diff --git a/azure-pipelines.yml b/azure-pipelines.yml
index 1b80a11f..43cf155d 100644
--- a/azure-pipelines.yml
+++ b/azure-pipelines.yml
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ jobs:
     fetchDepth: 20
     lfs: false
     persistCredentials: true
-    submodules: 'recursive'
+    submodules: true
 
   # Use Python Version
   # Retrieves the specified version of Python from the tool cache. Optionally add it to PATH.
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ jobs:
     fetchDepth: 20
     lfs: false
     persistCredentials: true
-    submodules: 'recursive'
+    submodules: true
 
   - task: ShellScript@2
     inputs:
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ jobs:
     fetchDepth: 20
     lfs: false
     persistCredentials: true
-    submodules: 'recursive'
+    submodules: true
 
   - task: BatchScript@1
     displayName: 'Setup VS2017 Env'
@@ -364,7 +364,7 @@ jobs:
     clean: true
     lfs: false
     persistCredentials: true
-    submodules: 'recursive'
+    submodules: true
 
   - task: DownloadBuildArtifacts@0
     displayName: 'Download Build Artifacts'
@@ -431,7 +431,7 @@ jobs:
     clean: true
     lfs: false
     persistCredentials: true
-    submodules: 'recursive'
+    submodules: true
 
   - task: DownloadBuildArtifacts@0
     displayName: 'Download Build Artifacts'