diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d5abea92..50b88333 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ the utilities, follow the commands listed below:
 
 ```shell
 $ cd /path/to/your/ModSecurity
-$ git submodule foreach git pull
+$ git submodule update --init --recursive
 $ make check
  ```
 
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 7a78bb6c..31097b02 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -68,8 +68,7 @@ AC_MSG_ERROR([\
 
   You can download libInjection using git:
 
-     $ git submodule init
-     $ git submodule update
+     $ git submodule update --init --recursive
 
    ])
 fi
@@ -90,8 +89,7 @@ AC_MSG_ERROR([\
 
   You can download Mbed TLS using git:
 
-     $ git submodule init
-     $ git submodule update
+     $ git submodule update --init --recursive
 
    ])
 fi