diff --git a/git-submodule.sh b/git-submodule.sh
index e2082fd149..d3c583d011 100755
--- a/git-submodule.sh
+++ b/git-submodule.sh
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ command=
 branch=
 reference=
 cached=
+recursive=
+init=
 files=
 nofetch=
 update=