diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index ad19426205f8c46479bc429d5627b337cc01894a..5db22f392a7903b97aa894642a11647be99479d2 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ So, now you've reported the bug or asked for an enhancemnt by creating a GitHub
 Now, if you want to go the extra mile, you'll volunteer to contribute code to fix the GitHub issue you created above. Once we've agreed that you'll do it, please do the following:
 
 1. Clone the Dynare repository:
-   * `git clone https://git.dynare.org/Dynare/dynare.git`
+   * `git clone --recurse-submodules https://git.dynare.org/Dynare/dynare.git`
 1. [Fork the Dynare repository](https://help.github.com/articles/fork-a-repo)
 1. Change into the `dynare` folder and add the forked repository as a remote:
    * `cd dynare`
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 21a61bc956f63421ff0358f1fe572d8670dbc56b..bad1f56daa4837d0744c1265d4e49d07e2ce092f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ If you have downloaded the sources from an official source archive or the source
 
 If you want to use Git, do the following from a terminal:
 
-    git clone --recursive https://git.dynare.org/Dynare/dynare.git
+    git clone --recurse-submodules https://git.dynare.org/Dynare/dynare.git
     cd dynare
     autoreconf -si
 
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ cd ..
 ```
 - Clone and prepare the Dynare sources:
 ```
-git clone --recursive https://git.dynare.org/Dynare/dynare.git
+git clone --recurse-submodules https://git.dynare.org/Dynare/dynare.git
 cd dynare
 autoreconf -si
 ```
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ The following commands will download the Dynare source code and compile
 it. They should be entered at the command prompt in Terminal.app from the
 folder where you want Dynare installed.
 
-- `git clone https://git.dynare.org/Dynare/dynare.git`
+- `git clone --recurse-submodules https://git.dynare.org/Dynare/dynare.git`
 - `cd dynare`
 - `PATH="/usr/local/opt/bison/bin:/usr/local/opt/flex/bin:$PATH"`
 - `autoreconf -si`