diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index e47b665838..d96e039cdf 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -176,6 +176,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Obtain 'rextendr'
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
+          submodules: 'true'
           repository: extendr/rextendr
           path: ./tests/rextendr
 
diff --git a/libR-sys b/libR-sys
index 77844fcbb7..ba9944aa8e 160000
--- a/libR-sys
+++ b/libR-sys
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 77844fcbb7315dd1e7d7362ac044a44135386488
+Subproject commit ba9944aa8ee605b7dd71033bdb4837130faf1390