diff --git a/.github/workflows/rocprofiler-sdk-docs.yml b/.github/workflows/rocprofiler-sdk-docs.yml
index 6fade10f89..ce71bf5a1e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/rocprofiler-sdk-docs.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/rocprofiler-sdk-docs.yml
@@ -79,6 +79,8 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
             sparse-checkout: projects/rocprofiler-sdk
+            submodules: 'recursive'
+            set-safe-directory: true
       - name: Create Docs Directory
         shell: bash
         working-directory: projects/rocprofiler-sdk/
@@ -91,7 +93,6 @@ jobs:
         shell: bash
         working-directory: projects/rocprofiler-sdk/
         run: |
-          git config --global --add safe.directory '*'
           sudo apt-get update
           sudo apt-get install -y cmake gcc g++ libdw-dev libsqlite3-dev rpm
           python3 -m pip install -r requirements.txt
@@ -101,7 +102,6 @@ jobs:
         shell: bash
         working-directory: projects/rocprofiler-sdk/
         run:
-          git config --global --add safe.directory '*';
           export CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH=/opt/rocm:${CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH};
           cmake -B build
             -DROCPROFILER_DEP_ROCMCORE=ON