diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index d186a4b95..1c7f18bc1 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 [submodule "abc"]
 	path = abc
 	url = https://github.com/RapidFlex/abc.git
+	branch = yosys-experimental