diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index 1bd6cc082..647cac462 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -69,4 +69,5 @@
 	url = https://github.com/KhronosGroup/Vulkan-Utility-Libraries.git
 [submodule "externals/SPIRV-Headers"]
 	path = externals/SPIRV-Headers
-	url = https://github.com/KhronosGroup/SPIRV-Headers
\ No newline at end of file
+	url = https://github.com/KhronosGroup/SPIRV-Headers
+
diff --git a/externals/SPIRV-Headers b/externals/SPIRV-Headers
new file mode 160000
index 000000000..8b246ff75
--- /dev/null
+++ b/externals/SPIRV-Headers
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Subproject commit 8b246ff75c6615ba4532fe4fde20f1be090c3764