diff --git a/cpp/thirdparty/protobuf/CMakeLists.txt b/cpp/thirdparty/protobuf/CMakeLists.txt
index c1697392..f76e01a3 100644
--- a/cpp/thirdparty/protobuf/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/cpp/thirdparty/protobuf/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -7,5 +7,5 @@ FetchContent_Declare(protobuf
 )
 
 set(protobuf_BUILD_TESTS OFF CACHE INTERNAL "")
-# set(protobuf_BUILD_PROTOC_BINARIES OFF CACHE INTERNAL "")
+set(protobuf_BUILD_PROTOC_BINARIES ON CACHE INTERNAL "")
 FetchContent_MakeAvailable(protobuf)
\ No newline at end of file