diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index c3901c0ea5..971fc067b1 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -69,4 +69,4 @@
 	url = https://github.com/KhronosGroup/Vulkan-Utility-Libraries.git
 [submodule "externals/SPIRV-Tools"]
 	path = externals/SPIRV-Tools
-	url = https://github.com/KhronosGroup/SPIRV-Tools.git
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+	url = https://github.com/KhronosGroup/SPIRV-Tools.git
diff --git a/externals/SPIRV-Tools b/externals/SPIRV-Tools
new file mode 160000
index 0000000000..dd4b663e13
--- /dev/null
+++ b/externals/SPIRV-Tools
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Subproject commit dd4b663e13c07fea4fbb3f70c1c91c86731099f7