diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index 405f3b757..80c3c606a 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 [submodule "dep/msvc/qt"]
 	path = dep/msvc/qt
 	url = https://github.com/stenzek/duckstation-ext-qt-minimal.git
+	shallow = true