diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
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index 0000000000..fd735ac3a2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitmodules
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+[submodule "packages/f/fwupd-efi/files/secureboot-keys"]
+	path = packages/f/fwupd-efi/files/secureboot-keys
+	url = git@github.com:getsolus/solus-secureboot-keys.git
+[submodule "packages/l/linux-current/files/secureboot-keys"]
+	path = packages/l/linux-current/files/secureboot-keys
+	url = git@github.com:getsolus/solus-secureboot-keys.git
+[submodule "packages/l/linux-lts/files/secureboot-keys"]
+	path = packages/l/linux-lts/files/secureboot-keys
+	url = git@github.com:getsolus/solus-secureboot-keys.git
+[submodule "packages/s/systemd/files/secureboot-keys"]
+	path = packages/s/systemd/files/secureboot-keys
+	url = git@github.com:getsolus/solus-secureboot-keys.git
diff --git a/packages/f/fwupd-efi/.gitmodules b/packages/f/fwupd-efi/.gitmodules
deleted file mode 100644
index 71415dc3f4..0000000000
--- a/packages/f/fwupd-efi/.gitmodules
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-[submodule "files/secureboot-keys"]
-	path = files/secureboot-keys
-	url = git@github.com:getsolus/solus-secureboot-keys.git
diff --git a/packages/l/linux-current/.gitmodules b/packages/l/linux-current/.gitmodules
deleted file mode 100644
index 71415dc3f4..0000000000
--- a/packages/l/linux-current/.gitmodules
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-[submodule "files/secureboot-keys"]
-	path = files/secureboot-keys
-	url = git@github.com:getsolus/solus-secureboot-keys.git
diff --git a/packages/l/linux-lts/.gitmodules b/packages/l/linux-lts/.gitmodules
deleted file mode 100644
index 71415dc3f4..0000000000
--- a/packages/l/linux-lts/.gitmodules
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-[submodule "files/secureboot-keys"]
-	path = files/secureboot-keys
-	url = git@github.com:getsolus/solus-secureboot-keys.git
diff --git a/packages/s/systemd/.gitmodules b/packages/s/systemd/.gitmodules
deleted file mode 100644
index 71415dc3f4..0000000000
--- a/packages/s/systemd/.gitmodules
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-[submodule "files/secureboot-keys"]
-	path = files/secureboot-keys
-	url = git@github.com:getsolus/solus-secureboot-keys.git