diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index d006210..4877c25 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -14,5 +14,5 @@
 	path = protocols/weston
 	url = https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/wayland/weston.git
 [submodule "cosmic-protocols"]
-	path = cosmic-protocols
+	path = protocols/cosmic-protocols
 	url = https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-protocols.git
diff --git a/cosmic-protocols b/protocols/cosmic-protocols
similarity index 100%
rename from cosmic-protocols
rename to protocols/cosmic-protocols