diff --git a/pkgs/flatpak/testing/gstreamer.json b/pkgs/flatpak/testing/gstreamer.json
index 6daf1583..d518e01e 100644
--- a/pkgs/flatpak/testing/gstreamer.json
+++ b/pkgs/flatpak/testing/gstreamer.json
@@ -66,7 +66,8 @@
         {
             "type": "git",
             "url": "https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/gstreamer/gstreamer.git",
-            "branch": "main"
+            "branch": "main",
+            "disable-submodules": true
         }
     ]
 }