diff --git a/git-submodule.sh b/git-submodule.sh
index 2cfeaddbc27..3320998c76b 100755
--- a/git-submodule.sh
+++ b/git-submodule.sh
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ case "$add,$init,$update,$status,$cached" in
 ,,1,,)
 	modules_update "$@"
 	;;
-,,,1,*)
+,,,*,*)
 	modules_list "$@"
 	;;
 *)