diff --git a/cmake/external/protobuf.cmake b/cmake/external/protobuf.cmake
index 831118b03a854454a25977c4901bdb3c7ea49e4a..da46eaff501090b327fe8f444b95dba842aeb146 100644
--- a/cmake/external/protobuf.cmake
+++ b/cmake/external/protobuf.cmake
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ if (NOT "${PROTOBUF_ROOT}" STREQUAL "")
     find_library(PROTOBUF_LITE_LIBRARY protobuf-lite PATHS ${PROTOBUF_ROOT}/lib)
     find_library(PROTOBUF_PROTOC_LIBRARY protoc PATHS ${PROTOBUF_ROOT}/lib)
     find_program(PROTOBUF_PROTOC_EXECUTABLE protoc PATHS ${PROTOBUF_ROOT}/bin)
-    if (PROTOBUF_INCLUDE_DIR AND PROTOBUF_LIBRARY AND PROTOBUF_LITE_LIBRARY AND PROTOBUF_PROTOC_LIBRARY)
+    if (PROTOBUF_INCLUDE_DIR AND PROTOBUF_LIBRARY AND PROTOBUF_LITE_LIBRARY AND PROTOBUF_PROTOC_LIBRARY AND PROTOBUF_PROTOC_EXECUTABLE)
         message(STATUS "Using custom protobuf library in ${PROTOBUF_ROOT}.")
         PROMPT_PROTOBUF_LIB()
     else()