diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index 7f53cf3..9e87c24 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [submodule "extern/glfw"]
-	path = extern/glfw
+	path = external/glfw
 	url = https://github.com/glfw/glfw.git
 [submodule "extern/spdlog"]
-	path = extern/spdlog
+	path = external/spdlog
 	url = https://github.com/gabime/spdlog.git
diff --git a/extern/glfw b/external/glfw
similarity index 100%
rename from extern/glfw
rename to external/glfw
diff --git a/extern/spdlog b/external/spdlog
similarity index 100%
rename from extern/spdlog
rename to external/spdlog