diff --git a/.github/workflows/vita.yml b/.github/workflows/vita.yml
index b930ff4be1..d8b75e6e6b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/vita.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/vita.yml
@@ -18,6 +18,10 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           apk add --no-cache aws-cli ccache git ninja
           vdpm curl libzip openssl SceShaccCgExt vitaShaRK taihen zlib
+          git clone -b exceptions_mprotect --depth 1 https://github.com/bythos14/kubridge.git
+          cmake -S kubridge -B kubridge_build -G Ninja -DCMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE=${VITASDK}/share/vita.toolchain.cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release
+          cmake --build kubridge_build --config Release --target kubridge_all
+          cmake --install kubridge_build
           git clone -b vitagl --depth 1 https://github.com/Northfear/SDL.git
           cmake -S SDL -B SDL_build -G Ninja -DCMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE=${VITASDK}/share/vita.toolchain.cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DVIDEO_VITA_VGL=ON
           cmake --build SDL_build --config Release
diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index 9c67990b19..c4747d15b1 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -29,6 +29,3 @@
 [submodule "core/deps/Spout"]
 	path = core/deps/Spout
 	url = https://github.com/vkedwardli/Spout2.git
-[submodule "core/deps/kubridge"]
-	path = core/deps/kubridge
-	url = https://github.com/bythos14/kubridge.git
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index da35a5c288..b6d274b958 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -672,14 +672,11 @@ if(NOT LIBZIP_FOUND OR NINTENDO_SWITCH)
 endif()
 
 if(VITA)
-	add_subdirectory(core/deps/kubridge)
-	add_dependencies(${PROJECT_NAME} kubridge_all)
-	target_include_directories(${PROJECT_NAME} PRIVATE core/deps/kubridge) # to override system kubridge.h if present
 	target_link_libraries(${PROJECT_NAME} PRIVATE
 			-Wl,--whole-archive pthread -Wl,--no-whole-archive
 			stdc++
 			SDL2
-			${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/core/deps/kubridge/stubs/libkubridge_stub.a
+			kubridge_stub
 			ScePgf_stub
 			SceHid_stub
 			SceAppMgr_stub
diff --git a/core/deps/kubridge b/core/deps/kubridge
deleted file mode 160000
index a4ef20fc3a..0000000000
--- a/core/deps/kubridge
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Subproject commit a4ef20fc3ab07b493f9d7d67703272831e445e21