diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index b0a1411..db491aa 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -10,4 +10,5 @@ bytes = "1.5.0"
 prost = "0.12.3"
 
 [build-dependencies]
+protobuf-src = "1.1.0"
 prost-build = "0.12.3"
diff --git a/build.rs b/build.rs
index 3cd6426..7356bd9 100644
--- a/build.rs
+++ b/build.rs
@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
 extern crate prost_build;
 
 use prost_build::compile_protos;
+use protobuf_src;
 
 fn main() {
+    std::env::set_var("PROTOC", protobuf_src::protoc());
+
     let protos = &[
         "protobufs/meshtastic/mesh.proto",
         "protobufs/meshtastic/remote_hardware.proto",