diff --git a/obs-service-tar_scm.changes b/obs-service-tar_scm.changes
index b24c2b2..550b340 100644
--- a/obs-service-tar_scm.changes
+++ b/obs-service-tar_scm.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Tue Jul  3 11:23:12 UTC 2012 - adrian@suse.de
+
+- fix option for submodule update
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Sat Jun 30 13:56:51 UTC 2012 - magist3r@gmail.com
 
diff --git a/tar_scm b/tar_scm
index 6f1a7e6..2121199 100644
--- a/tar_scm
+++ b/tar_scm
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ set_default_params () {
   MYFILENAME=""
   MYREVISION=""
   MYPACKAGEMETA=""
-  USE_GIT_SUBMODULE=true
+  USE_SUBMODULES=enable
 #  MYHISTORYDEPTH=""
   INCLUDES=""
 }
@@ -92,8 +92,9 @@ parse_params () {
         echo "history-depth parameter is obsolete and will be ignored"
         shift
       ;;
-      *-disable-git-submodule)
-        USE_GIT_SUBMODULE=false
+      *-submodules)
+        USE_SUBMODULES="$2"
+        shift
       ;;
       *)
         echo "Unknown parameter: $1"
@@ -245,7 +246,7 @@ initial_clone () {
     git)
       # Clone with full depth; so that the revision can be found if specified
       safe_run git clone "$MYURL" "$CLONE_TO"
-      if $USE_GIT_SUBMODULE; then
+      if [ "$USE_SUBMODULES" == "enable" ]; then
         safe_run cd "$CLONE_TO"
         safe_run git submodule update --init --recursive
         safe_run cd ..
diff --git a/tar_scm.service b/tar_scm.service
index 4bcf0c2..35b7914 100644
--- a/tar_scm.service
+++ b/tar_scm.service
@@ -44,5 +44,10 @@
   <parameter name="history-depth">
     <description>Stored history depth. Special value "full" clones/pulls full history. Only valid if SCM git is used.</description>
   </parameter>
+  <parameter name="submodules">
+    <description>Do not include git submodules.</description>
+    <allowedvalue>enable</allowedvalue>
+    <allowedvalue>disable</allowedvalue>
+  </parameter>
 </service>