diff --git a/wpiutil/wpiutil-config.cmake.in b/wpiutil/wpiutil-config.cmake.in
index 3926ecb910..d81ba90431 100644
--- a/wpiutil/wpiutil-config.cmake.in
+++ b/wpiutil/wpiutil-config.cmake.in
@@ -2,7 +2,9 @@ include(CMakeFindDependencyMacro)
 @FILENAME_DEP_REPLACE@
 set(THREADS_PREFER_PTHREAD_FLAG ON)
 find_dependency(Threads)
-find_dependency(Protobuf)
+if(@WITH_PROTOBUF@)
+    find_dependency(Protobuf)
+endif()
 @FMTLIB_SYSTEM_REPLACE@
 
 if(@USE_SYSTEM_FMTLIB@)