diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index fcf2c98f..1fa82a18 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@
 [submodule "external/st_audiofile/thirdparty/libaiff"]
 	path = external/st_audiofile/thirdparty/libaiff
 	url = https://github.com/sfztools/libaiff.git
+	shallow = true
 [submodule "vst/external/sfzt_auwrapper"]
 	path = vst/external/sfzt_auwrapper
 	url = https://github.com/sfztools/sfzt_auwrapper.git
+	shallow = true