diff --git a/cmake/env.inc b/cmake/env.inc
index 1c594cd4be229cf259d76f9612b35fafde46221c..f36d952752dff356f16312856b43510802f0624f 100755
--- a/cmake/env.inc
+++ b/cmake/env.inc
@@ -19,6 +19,25 @@ MESSAGE(STATUS "Project binary files output path: " ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR})
 MESSAGE(STATUS "Project executable files output path: " ${EXECUTABLE_OUTPUT_PATH})
 MESSAGE(STATUS "Project library files output path: " ${LIBRARY_OUTPUT_PATH})
 
+find_package(Git QUIET)
+if(GIT_FOUND AND EXISTS "${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/.git")
+# Update submodules as needed
+    option(GIT_SUBMODULE "Check submodules during build" ON)
+    if(GIT_SUBMODULE)
+        message(STATUS "Submodule update")
+        execute_process(COMMAND ${GIT_EXECUTABLE} submodule update --init --recursive
+                        WORKING_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}
+                        RESULT_VARIABLE GIT_SUBMOD_RESULT)
+        if(NOT GIT_SUBMOD_RESULT EQUAL "0")
+            message(WARNING "git submodule update --init --recursive failed with ${GIT_SUBMOD_RESULT}, please checkout submodules")
+        endif()
+    endif()
+endif()
+
+if(NOT EXISTS "${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/deps/jemalloc/Makefile.in")
+    message(WARNING "The submodules were not downloaded! GIT_SUBMODULE was turned off or failed. Please update submodules manually if you need build them.")
+endif()
+
 IF (TD_BUILD_JDBC)
     FIND_PROGRAM(TD_MVN_INSTALLED mvn)
     IF (TD_MVN_INSTALLED)