diff --git a/jjb/global-macros.yaml b/jjb/global-macros.yaml
index d92fbd8..2270f57 100644
--- a/jjb/global-macros.yaml
+++ b/jjb/global-macros.yaml
@@ -225,7 +225,8 @@
           skip-tag: true
           timeout: 30
           choosing-strategy: '{choosing-strategy}'
-          submodule-recursive: '{submodule-recursive}'
+          submodule:
+            recursive: '{submodule-recursive}'
 
 - scm:
     name: gerrit-trigger-scm-basedir