diff --git a/extensions/git/src/git.ts b/extensions/git/src/git.ts
index 5331b02d6b3..48e5c457c22 100644
--- a/extensions/git/src/git.ts
+++ b/extensions/git/src/git.ts
@@ -679,7 +679,7 @@ export function parseGitmodules(raw: string): Submodule[] {
 			return;
 		}
 
-		const propertyMatch = /^\s*(\w+)\s+=\s+(.*)$/.exec(line);
+		const propertyMatch = /^\s*(\w+)\s*=\s*(.*)$/.exec(line);
 
 		if (!propertyMatch) {
 			return;
diff --git a/extensions/git/src/test/git.test.ts b/extensions/git/src/test/git.test.ts
index 8be262d3c25..4c74e26321b 100644
--- a/extensions/git/src/test/git.test.ts
+++ b/extensions/git/src/test/git.test.ts
@@ -184,6 +184,17 @@ suite('git', () => {
 				{ name: 'deps/spdlog', path: 'deps/spdlog', url: 'https://github.com/gabime/spdlog.git' }
 			]);
 		});
+
+		test('whitespace again #108371', () => {
+			const sample = `[submodule "deps/spdlog"]
+	path= deps/spdlog
+	url=https://github.com/gabime/spdlog.git
+`;
+
+			assert.deepEqual(parseGitmodules(sample), [
+				{ name: 'deps/spdlog', path: 'deps/spdlog', url: 'https://github.com/gabime/spdlog.git' }
+			]);
+		});
 	});
 
 	suite('parseGitCommit', () => {