diff --git a/.ci/azure-pipelines/linux.yml b/.ci/azure-pipelines/linux.yml
index 6cfdf725..cf2b969c 100644
--- a/.ci/azure-pipelines/linux.yml
+++ b/.ci/azure-pipelines/linux.yml
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@ jobs:
   pool:
     vmImage: ubuntu-18.04
   steps:
+  - checkout: self
+    submodules: true
+    persistCredentials: true
   - script: sudo apt update && sudo apt-get -y install cmake gcc g++ ninja-build libncurses5-dev libreadline-dev libsodium-dev libssl-dev make zlib1g-dev liblz4-dev
     displayName: 'Prepare environment'
   - script: "$(Build.SourcesDirectory)/.ci/azure-pipelines/linux_build.sh"
diff --git a/.ci/azure-pipelines/macos.yml b/.ci/azure-pipelines/macos.yml
index 2e29f5e9..da8fa2f8 100644
--- a/.ci/azure-pipelines/macos.yml
+++ b/.ci/azure-pipelines/macos.yml
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@ jobs:
   pool:
     vmImage: macOS-latest
   steps:
+  - checkout: self
+    submodules: true
+    persistCredentials: true
   - script: brew install pkg-config cmake ninja ncurses readline libsodium openssl zlib
     displayName: 'Prepare environment'
   - script: '$(Build.SourcesDirectory)/.ci/azure-pipelines/macos_build.sh'
diff --git a/.ci/azure-pipelines/windows.yml b/.ci/azure-pipelines/windows.yml
index 111d9bb3..554b0651 100644
--- a/.ci/azure-pipelines/windows.yml
+++ b/.ci/azure-pipelines/windows.yml
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@ jobs:
   pool:
     vmImage: windows-latest
   steps:
+  - checkout: self
+    submodules: true
+    persistCredentials: true
   - template: "windows-steps.yml"
     parameters:
       architecture: "x64"
@@ -13,6 +16,9 @@ jobs:
   pool:
     vmImage: windows-latest
   steps:
+  - checkout: self
+    submodules: true
+    persistCredentials: true
   - template: "windows-steps.yml"
     parameters:
       architecture: "x86"