diff --git a/cl_dll/wscript b/cl_dll/wscript
index 386a2452..5fe92667 100644
--- a/cl_dll/wscript
+++ b/cl_dll/wscript
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ def options(opt):
 	opt.load('vgui')
 
 def configure(conf):
+	conf.options.VGUI_DEV = os.path.join('vgui_support', 'vgui-dev') # vgui is in submodule
 	conf.env.USE_VGUI = conf.options.USE_VGUI
 	conf.env.USE_NOVGUI_MOTD = conf.options.USE_NOVGUI_MOTD
 	conf.env.USE_NOVGUI_SCOREBOARD = conf.options.USE_NOVGUI_SCOREBOARD