diff --git a/android/README.md b/android/README.md
index b8aab06c917..159eeb238af 100644
--- a/android/README.md
+++ b/android/README.md
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ For this you can use `./scripts/build_pytorch_android.sh` script.
 ```
 git clone https://github.com/pytorch/pytorch.git
 cd pytorch
+git submodule update --init --recursive
 sh ./scripts/build_pytorch_android.sh
 ```
 
@@ -59,7 +60,7 @@ The workflow contains several steps:
 2\. Create symbolic links to the results of those builds:
 `android/pytorch_android/src/main/jniLibs/${abi}` to the directory with output libraries
 `android/pytorch_android/src/main/cpp/libtorch_include/${abi}` to the directory with headers. These directories are used to build `libpytorch.so` library that will be loaded on android device.
- 
+
 3\. And finally run `gradle` in `android/pytorch_android` directory with task `assembleRelease`
 
 Script requires that Android SDK, Android NDK and gradle are installed.