diff --git a/.github/workflows/verilator_compatibility.yml b/.github/workflows/verilator_compatibility.yml
index dce0c9b1fb..b94c8b817a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/verilator_compatibility.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/verilator_compatibility.yml
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ jobs:
       - name: trigger reason
         run: echo "Trigger Reason:" ${{ github.event.inputs.reason }}
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - name: checkout submodules
-        run: git submodule update --init --recursive
+        with:
+          submodules: 'recursive'
       - name: install apt packages
         run: sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get -y install git make autoconf g++ flex bison libfl2 libfl-dev
       - name: compile verilator