diff --git a/.github/actions/deps/ports/espressif/action.yml b/.github/actions/deps/ports/espressif/action.yml
index 122940bb95a1..7e2889e6a09e 100644
--- a/.github/actions/deps/ports/espressif/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/deps/ports/espressif/action.yml
@@ -32,5 +32,5 @@ runs:
         key: ${{ runner.os }}-${{ env.pythonLocation }}-tools-idf-${{ steps.idf-commit.outputs.commit }}
 
     - name: Initialize IDF submodules
-      run: git submodule update --init --depth=1 --recursive $IDF_PATH
+      run: git -c protocol.file.allow=always submodule update --init --depth=1 --recursive $IDF_PATH
       shell: bash