diff --git a/payloads/external/edk2/Makefile b/payloads/external/edk2/Makefile
index d53653683c..9a91412127 100644
--- a/payloads/external/edk2/Makefile
+++ b/payloads/external/edk2/Makefile
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ $(WORKSPACE):
 
 update: $(WORKSPACE)
 	if [ ! -d "$(EDK2_PATH)" ]; then \
-		git clone $(CONFIG_EDK2_REPOSITORY) $(EDK2_PATH); \
+		git clone --recurse-submodules $(CONFIG_EDK2_REPOSITORY) $(EDK2_PATH) -j5; \
 	fi
 	cd $(EDK2_PATH); \
 		git checkout MdeModulePkg/Logo/Logo.bmp > /dev/null 2>&1 || true; \