diff --git a/dev-libs/libomemo-c/libomemo_c-0.5.1.recipe b/dev-libs/libomemo-c/libomemo_c-0.5.1.recipe
index 4ab593d1e..61e12e02a 100644
--- a/dev-libs/libomemo-c/libomemo_c-0.5.1.recipe
+++ b/dev-libs/libomemo-c/libomemo_c-0.5.1.recipe
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ BUILD_PREREQUIRES="
 	cmd:gcc$secondaryArchSuffix
 	cmd:meson
 	cmd:pkg_config$secondaryArchSuffix
+	cmd:protoc_c
 	"
 
 TEST_REQUIRES="