diff --git a/external/cld3/CMakeLists.txt b/external/cld3/CMakeLists.txt
index a94dc1d..f351ca1 100644
--- a/external/cld3/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/external/cld3/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -17,7 +17,10 @@ set(gen_loc ${cld3_loc}/build/gen)
 set(gen_dst ${gen_loc}/cld_3/protos)
 
 if (DESKTOP_APP_USE_PACKAGED)
-    find_package(Protobuf REQUIRED)
+    find_package(Protobuf)
+    if (NOT Protobuf_FOUND)
+        find_package(protobuf REQUIRED CONFIG)
+    endif()
     set(protoc_executable protobuf::protoc)
     set(protobuf_lib protobuf::libprotobuf-lite)
 elseif (WIN32)