diff --git a/.github/workflows/android-beta.yaml b/.github/workflows/android-beta.yaml
index bd0cd14db9..6025d0c415 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/android-beta.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/android-beta.yaml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Parallel submodules checkout
         shell: bash
         run: |
-          git submodule update --init --recursive --jobs=20
+          git submodule update --init --recursive --jobs=10
 
       - name: Checkout private keys
         uses: actions/checkout@v2
diff --git a/.github/workflows/android-check.yaml b/.github/workflows/android-check.yaml
index 6fe88d8068..210011ca58 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/android-check.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/android-check.yaml
@@ -14,8 +14,11 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Checkout sources
         uses: actions/checkout@v2
-        with:
-          submodules: recursive
+
+      - name: Parallel submodules checkout
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          git submodule update --init --recursive --jobs=10
 
       - name: Configure in Open Source mode
         shell: bash
diff --git a/.github/workflows/desktop-check.yaml b/.github/workflows/desktop-check.yaml
index 20ab7456c3..7fb02ec63b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/desktop-check.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/desktop-check.yaml
@@ -9,8 +9,11 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Checkout sources
         uses: actions/checkout@v2
-        with:
-          submodules: recursive
+
+      - name: Parallel submodules checkout
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          git submodule update --init --recursive --jobs=10
 
       - name: Configure
         shell: bash