diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index 1a080163c4e..8e882d0ad7a 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -8,6 +8,6 @@
 [submodule "cxxopts"]
 	path = libs/cxxopts
 	url = https://github.com/jarro2783/cxxopts
-[submodule "libs/backward-cpp"]
+[submodule "backward-cpp"]
 	path = libs/backward-cpp
 	url = git@github.com:bombela/backward-cpp.git