diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index 13970a7..7ff53e2 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 [submodule "src/llvm-project"]
 	path = src/llvm-project
 	url = https://github.com/llvm/llvm-project
+	branch = release/8.x
 [submodule "src/wasi-sysroot"]
 	path = src/wasi-sysroot
 	url = https://github.com/CraneStation/wasi-sysroot
diff --git a/src/llvm-project b/src/llvm-project
index d2298e7..05288f5 160000
--- a/src/llvm-project
+++ b/src/llvm-project
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit d2298e74235598f15594fe2c99bbac870a507c59
+Subproject commit 05288f5020de74ced1c22a11d9406ee2c90bb807