diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index 28fb1191f..a1973ffee 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -87,12 +87,16 @@
 [submodule "project/jni/sdl2"]
 	path = project/jni/sdl2
 	url = https://github.com/libsdl-org/SDL.git
+	branch = main
 [submodule "project/jni/sdl2_image"]
 	path = project/jni/sdl2_image
 	url = https://github.com/libsdl-org/SDL_image
+	branch = main
 [submodule "project/jni/sdl2_ttf"]
 	path = project/jni/sdl2_ttf
 	url = https://github.com/libsdl-org/SDL_ttf.git
+	branch = main
 [submodule "project/jni/sdl2_mixer"]
 	path = project/jni/sdl2_mixer
 	url = https://github.com/libsdl-org/SDL_mixer.git
+	branch = master