diff --git a/cmake/modules/CheckSubmodules.cmake b/cmake/modules/CheckSubmodules.cmake
index b9ea2077874..37300801ca2 100644
--- a/cmake/modules/CheckSubmodules.cmake
+++ b/cmake/modules/CheckSubmodules.cmake
@@ -139,7 +139,15 @@ MACRO(GIT_SUBMODULE SUBMODULE_PATH FORCE_DEINIT FORCE_REMOTE NO_DEPTH)
 			SET(DEPTH_CMD "--depth")
 			SET(DEPTH_VAL "${DEPTH_VALUE}")
 		ENDIF()
-		
+		# Sync submodules - required in case a submodule URL changed
+		EXECUTE_PROCESS(
+			COMMAND "${GIT_EXECUTABLE}" submodule sync --recursive ${DEPTH_CMD} ${DEPTH_VAL} "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/${SUBMODULE_PATH}"
+			WORKING_DIRECTORY "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}"
+			RESULT_VARIABLE GIT_RESULT_SYNC
+			OUTPUT_VARIABLE GIT_STDOUT_SYNC
+			ERROR_VARIABLE GIT_STDERR_SYNC
+		)
+		# Update and init submodules
 		EXECUTE_PROCESS(
 			COMMAND "${GIT_EXECUTABLE}" submodule update --init --recursive ${DEPTH_CMD} ${DEPTH_VAL} "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/${SUBMODULE_PATH}"
 			WORKING_DIRECTORY "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}"
@@ -148,7 +156,11 @@ MACRO(GIT_SUBMODULE SUBMODULE_PATH FORCE_DEINIT FORCE_REMOTE NO_DEPTH)
 			ERROR_VARIABLE GIT_STDERR
 		)
 
-		SET(GIT_MESSAGE "${GIT_STDOUT}${GIT_STDERR}")
+		IF(NOT GIT_RESULT_SYNC EQUAL 0)
+			SET(GIT_RESULT 1)
+		ENDIF()
+
+		SET(GIT_MESSAGE "${GIT_STDOUT_SYNC}${GIT_STDERR_SYNC}${GIT_STDOUT}${GIT_STDERR}")
 		MESSAGE("${GIT_MESSAGE}")
 	ENDIF()
 ENDMACRO()