diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index 2bd9ebc..29088fe 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 [submodule "libsais64-rs/libsais"]
 	path = libsais64-rs/libsais
 	url = https://github.com/IlyaGrebnov/libsais.git
+	ignore = untracked