diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index 2185e9207941..bbf95f46e3c1 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -407,6 +407,9 @@
 [submodule "frozen/Adafruit_CircuitPython_Wiznet5k"]
 	path = frozen/Adafruit_CircuitPython_Wiznet5k
 	url = https://github.com/adafruit/Adafruit_CircuitPython_Wiznet5k
+[submodule "frozen/CircuitPython_GT911"]
+	path = frozen/CircuitPython_GT911
+	url = https://github.com/rgrizzell/CircuitPython_GT911
 [submodule "ports/analog/msdk"]
 	path = ports/analog/msdk
 	url = https://github.com/analogdevicesinc/msdk.git
diff --git a/frozen/CircuitPython_GT911 b/frozen/CircuitPython_GT911
new file mode 160000
index 000000000000..41b8faa2f404
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frozen/CircuitPython_GT911
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Subproject commit 41b8faa2f40477a71b153d72a3d05a1e4cb4a577
diff --git a/ports/espressif/boards/lilygo_tdeck/mpconfigboard.mk b/ports/espressif/boards/lilygo_tdeck/mpconfigboard.mk
index 369fba4e1a0d..6f64c53d707f 100644
--- a/ports/espressif/boards/lilygo_tdeck/mpconfigboard.mk
+++ b/ports/espressif/boards/lilygo_tdeck/mpconfigboard.mk
@@ -19,5 +19,5 @@ CIRCUITPY_PS2IO = 0
 CIRCUITPY_RGBMATRIX = 0
 CIRCUITPY_ROTARYIO = 0
 
-FROZEN_MPY_DIRS += $(TOP)/frozen/Adafruit_CircuitPython_FocalTouch
+FROZEN_MPY_DIRS += $(TOP)/frozen/CircuitPython_GT911
 FROZEN_MPY_DIRS += $(TOP)/frozen/Adafruit_CircuitPython_Register