diff --git a/automation_tools/force_update_submodules.sh b/automation_tools/force_update_submodules.sh
index 4c80cbcf..56bb8cbd 100755
--- a/automation_tools/force_update_submodules.sh
+++ b/automation_tools/force_update_submodules.sh
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ rm -rf rd-submodules/shared-modules
 git rm -rf --cached rd-submodules/shared-modules
 rm -rf .git/modules/rd-submodules/shared-modules
 
+git submodule foreach --recursive git reset --hard
+git submodule foreach --recursive git clean -xdf
 git submodule init
 git submodule add https://github.com/flathub/shared-modules.git rd-submodules/shared-modules
 git submodule add https://github.com/flathub/org.libretro.RetroArch rd-submodules/retroarch