diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index 3ce07b77..4f662ace 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -5,3 +5,4 @@
 [submodule "lib/xdp-tools"]
 	path = lib/xdp-tools
 	url = https://github.com/xdp-project/xdp-tools
+	ignore = dirty