diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
index a15d3de9..21bdc828 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
@@ -23,12 +23,12 @@ jobs:
     - name: Install Python dependencies
       run: python3 -m pip install -r ./tools/requirements-python.txt
 
-    - name: build toolchain
-      run: make -s -C tools
-
     - name: Update submodules
       run: git submodule update --init --recursive
 
+    - name: build toolchain
+      run: make -s -C tools
+
     - name: Get extra dependencies
       uses: actions/checkout@v4
       with: