diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 6dc5945..c7c4fa8 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -115,9 +115,9 @@ $(__Wl_clipboard):
 .PHONY : all
 all:
 	@if git submodule status | grep --quiet '^-' ; then\
-		$(error "Git submodules have not been initialised. Please run: git \
-submodule update --init");\
-	if
+		echo "Git submodules have not been initialised. Please run: git \
+submodule update --init --recursive" ; exit 1 ;\
+	fi
 	@cd Hyprland/subprojects && git submodule update --init
 	$(MAKE) build