diff --git a/submodule.go b/submodule.go
index fa1c436..9abf333 100644
--- a/submodule.go
+++ b/submodule.go
@@ -237,14 +237,10 @@ func (sub *Submodule) SetUpdate(update SubmoduleUpdate) SubmoduleUpdate {
 	return SubmoduleUpdate(o)
 }
 
-func (sub *Submodule) FetchRecurseSubmodules() bool {
-	if 0 == C.git_submodule_fetch_recurse_submodules(sub.ptr) {
-		return false
-	}
-	return true
+func (sub *Submodule) FetchRecurseSubmodules() SubmoduleRecurse {
+	return SubmoduleRecurse(C.git_submodule_fetch_recurse_submodules(sub.ptr));
 }
 
-
 func (sub *Submodule) SetFetchRecurseSubmodules(recurse SubmoduleRecurse) error {
 	runtime.LockOSThread()
 	defer runtime.UnlockOSThread()