diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/protobuf/generic.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/protobuf/generic.nix
index 91e6bc878b01..b18ebd398a0b 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/protobuf/generic.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/protobuf/generic.nix
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
   pname = "protobuf";
   inherit version;
+  __structuredAttrs = true;
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "protocolbuffers";