diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index 60a010b9..dce7328d 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 [submodule "addons/gdata_orm"]
-	path = addons/gdata_orm
+	path = submodules/gdata_orm
 	url = git@github.com:eumario/GDataORM.git
diff --git a/submodules/.gdignore b/submodules/.gdignore
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e69de29b
diff --git a/addons/gdata_orm b/submodules/gdata_orm
similarity index 100%
rename from addons/gdata_orm
rename to submodules/gdata_orm