diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/protobufc/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/protobufc/default.nix
index 5a3972527550..7681c5b2591c 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/protobufc/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/protobufc/default.nix
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 , fetchFromGitHub
 , autoreconfHook
 , pkg-config
-, protobuf
+, protobuf_25
 , zlib
 , buildPackages
 }:
@@ -23,9 +23,9 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ autoreconfHook pkg-config ];
 
-  buildInputs = [ protobuf zlib ];
+  buildInputs = [ protobuf_25 zlib ];
 
-  env.PROTOC = lib.getExe buildPackages.protobuf;
+  env.PROTOC = lib.getExe buildPackages.protobuf_25;
 
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "https://github.com/protobuf-c/protobuf-c/";