diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index e328902..462e4bd 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 [submodule "src/externals/paho-mqtt-c"]
-	path = src/externals/paho-mqtt-c
+	path = externals/paho-mqtt-c
 	url = https://github.com/eclipse/paho.mqtt.c.git
diff --git a/src/externals/paho-mqtt-c b/externals/paho-mqtt-c
similarity index 100%
rename from src/externals/paho-mqtt-c
rename to externals/paho-mqtt-c