diff --git a/wpiutil/CMakeLists.txt b/wpiutil/CMakeLists.txt
index b4482ff048..32ce9fa537 100644
--- a/wpiutil/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/wpiutil/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -159,6 +159,11 @@ endif()
 wpilib_target_warnings(wpiutil)
 target_link_libraries(wpiutil protobuf::libprotobuf Threads::Threads ${CMAKE_DL_LIBS})
 
+if(Protobuf_VERSION VERSION_GREATER_EQUAL 4)
+    find_package(absl REQUIRED)
+    target_link_libraries(wpiutil absl::spinlock_wait)
+endif()
+
 if(ATOMIC)
     target_link_libraries(wpiutil ${ATOMIC})
 endif()