diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index 91eb1ee..6b09fa1 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -1,9 +1,13 @@
 [submodule "client/ndn-js"]
 	path = client/ndn-js
 	url = https://github.com/named-data/ndn-js.git
+	ignore = dirty
 [submodule "ndn-cxx"]
 	path = ndn-cxx
 	url = https://github.com/named-data/ndn-cxx.git
+	ignnore = dirty
 [submodule "ChronoSync"]
 	path = ChronoSync
 	url = https://github.com/named-data/ChronoSync.git
+	ignore = dirty
+