--- arcanist/src/repository/api/ArcanistGitAPI.php.orig	2022-05-02 20:03:00.802722862 +0000
+++ arcanist/src/repository/api/ArcanistGitAPI.php	2022-05-02 20:03:40.072809150 +0000
@@ -16,11 +16,11 @@

   private $symbolicHeadCommit;
   private $resolvedHeadCommit;

   protected function buildLocalFuture(array $argv) {
-    $argv[0] = 'git '.$argv[0];
+    $argv[0] = 'git -c submodule.recurse=0 '.$argv[0];

     return newv('ExecFuture', $argv)
       ->setCWD($this->getPath());
   }

@@ -38,11 +38,11 @@
       } else {
         $git = 'git';
       }
     }

-    $args[0] = $git.' '.$args[0];
+    $args[0] = $git.' -c submodule.recurse=0 '.$args[0];

     return newv('PhutilExecPassthru', $args)
       ->setCWD($this->getPath());
   }