diff --git a/.ci/build-freebsd.sh b/.ci/build-freebsd.sh
index 7f35412b58..7e10691203 100755
--- a/.ci/build-freebsd.sh
+++ b/.ci/build-freebsd.sh
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 # Note: Tried to use git submodule status, but it takes over 20 seconds
 # shellcheck disable=SC2046
 git config --global --add safe.directory .
-git submodule -q update --init --depth 1 $(awk '/path/ && !/llvm/ && !/opencv/ && !/libpng/ && !/libsdl-org/ && !/curl/ && !/zlib/ && !/libusb/ { print $3 }' .gitmodules)
+git submodule -q update --init --depth 1 $(awk '/path/ && !/llvm/ && !/opencv/ && !/libpng/ && !/libsdl-org/ && !/curl/ && !/zlib/ && !/libusb/ && !/feralinteractive/ { print $3 }' .gitmodules)
 
 CONFIGURE_ARGS="
 	-DWITH_LLVM=ON
diff --git a/.ci/build-mac-arm64.sh b/.ci/build-mac-arm64.sh
index 3c9c864031..9a23fdee55 100755
--- a/.ci/build-mac-arm64.sh
+++ b/.ci/build-mac-arm64.sh
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ export LLVM_DIR
 LLVM_DIR="$BREW_PATH/opt/llvm@$LLVM_COMPILER_VER"
 # exclude ffmpeg, LLVM, opencv, and sdl from submodule update
 # shellcheck disable=SC2046
-git submodule -q update --init --depth=1 --jobs=8 $(awk '/path/ && !/ffmpeg/ && !/llvm/ && !/opencv/ && !/SDL/ { print $3 }' .gitmodules)
+git submodule -q update --init --depth=1 --jobs=8 $(awk '/path/ && !/ffmpeg/ && !/llvm/ && !/opencv/ && !/SDL/ && !/feralinteractive/ { print $3 }' .gitmodules)
 
 # 3rdparty fixes
 sed -i '' "s/extern const double NSAppKitVersionNumber;/const double NSAppKitVersionNumber = 1343;/g" 3rdparty/hidapi/hidapi/mac/hid.c
diff --git a/.ci/build-mac.sh b/.ci/build-mac.sh
index 1e6bae01a1..bf520891ce 100755
--- a/.ci/build-mac.sh
+++ b/.ci/build-mac.sh
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ export LLVM_DIR
 LLVM_DIR="BREW_X64_PATH/opt/llvm@$LLVM_COMPILER_VER"
 # exclude ffmpeg, LLVM, opencv, and sdl from submodule update
 # shellcheck disable=SC2046
-git submodule -q update --init --depth=1 --jobs=8 $(awk '/path/ && !/ffmpeg/ && !/llvm/ && !/opencv/ && !/SDL/ { print $3 }' .gitmodules)
+git submodule -q update --init --depth=1 --jobs=8 $(awk '/path/ && !/ffmpeg/ && !/llvm/ && !/opencv/ && !/SDL/ && !/feralinteractive/ { print $3 }' .gitmodules)
 
 # 3rdparty fixes
 sed -i '' "s/extern const double NSAppKitVersionNumber;/const double NSAppKitVersionNumber = 1343;/g" 3rdparty/hidapi/hidapi/mac/hid.c
diff --git a/.ci/setup-windows.sh b/.ci/setup-windows.sh
index 11a68367b8..0924023228 100755
--- a/.ci/setup-windows.sh
+++ b/.ci/setup-windows.sh
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ DEP_URLS="         \
 # Pull all the submodules except llvm, since it is built separately and we just download that build
 # Note: Tried to use git submodule status, but it takes over 20 seconds
 # shellcheck disable=SC2046
-git submodule -q update --init --depth=1 --jobs=8 $(awk '/path/ && !/FAudio/ && !/llvm/ { print $3 }' .gitmodules)
+git submodule -q update --init --depth=1 --jobs=8 $(awk '/path/ && !/FAudio/ && !/llvm/ && !/feralinteractive/ { print $3 }' .gitmodules)
 
 # Git bash doesn't have rev, so here it is
 rev()