diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index 06b254e6..d721c699 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@
 	initrepo = true
 [submodule "qtdatavis3d"]
 	depends = qtbase
-	recommends = qtdeclarative
+	recommends = qtdeclarative qtmultimedia
 	path = qtdatavis3d
 	url = ../qtdatavis3d.git
 	branch = dev