diff --git a/meson.spec b/meson.spec
index 687550e..64c1d5f 100644
--- a/meson.spec
+++ b/meson.spec
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ BuildRequires:  flex bison
 BuildRequires:  gettext
 BuildRequires:  gnustep-base-devel
 BuildRequires:  git
-#BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(protobuf)
+BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(protobuf)
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(glib-2.0)
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(gobject-introspection-1.0)
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(zlib)