diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index 25595a48247f572798df0302a98f5f39937524f9..1540682e01bc0db7317e75d7e1aaebe40f43056c 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [submodule "vector"]
-	path = vector
+	path = external/vector
 	url = git@github.com:bcumming/vector.git
 [submodule "json"]
-	path = json
+	path = external/json
 	url = git@github.com:bcumming/json.git
diff --git a/json b/external/json
similarity index 100%
rename from json
rename to external/json
diff --git a/vector b/external/vector
similarity index 100%
rename from vector
rename to external/vector