diff --git a/git/objects/submodule/base.py b/git/objects/submodule/base.py
index 610dddad7..eea091f8c 100644
--- a/git/objects/submodule/base.py
+++ b/git/objects/submodule/base.py
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ def _get_intermediate_items(self, item):
 
     @classmethod
     def _need_gitfile_submodules(cls, git):
-        return git.version_info[:3] >= (1, 7, 0)
+        return git.version_info[:3] >= (1, 7, 5)
 
     def __eq__(self, other):
         """Compare with another submodule"""