1 files changed, 3 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/builtin/grep.c b/builtin/grep.c
index 7df9c253ee..d188871556 100644
--- a/builtin/grep.c
+++ b/builtin/grep.c
@@ -302,6 +302,9 @@ static int grep_cmd_config(const char *var, const char *value, void *cb)
 #endif
 	}
 
+	if (!strcmp(var, "submodule.recurse"))
+		recurse_submodules = git_config_bool(var, value);
+
 	return st;
 }