diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index 58295bf97056996ec4b51dfc1b4c626c41707023..4ae25dc3baaeda6dac1ce62703898e548ca68ea9 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 [submodule "libraries/chainbase"]
 	path = libraries/chainbase
 	url = https://github.com/eosio/chainbase
+        ignore = dirty
 [submodule "libraries/appbase"]
 	path = libraries/appbase
 	url = https://github.com/eosio/appbase
+        ignore = dirty
 [submodule "libraries/binaryen"]
 	path = libraries/binaryen
 	url = https://github.com/WebAssembly/binaryen.git