diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index b915b863..edeb0842 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@
 [submodule "qtenginio"]
 	path = qtenginio
 	url = ../qtenginio.git
-	branch = 1.3
+	branch = 5.6
 	initrepo = true
 [submodule "qtwebsockets"]
 	path = qtwebsockets