diff --git a/cmake/protobuf-generate.cmake b/cmake/protobuf-generate.cmake
index 5a4ff391e0ed..57e8cc9d1070 100644
--- a/cmake/protobuf-generate.cmake
+++ b/cmake/protobuf-generate.cmake
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ function(protobuf_generate)
 
     add_custom_command(
       OUTPUT ${_generated_srcs}
-      COMMAND ${protobuf_PROTOC_EXE}
+      COMMAND protobuf::protoc
       ARGS ${protobuf_generate_PROTOC_OPTIONS} --${protobuf_generate_LANGUAGE}_out ${_plugin_options}:${protobuf_generate_PROTOC_OUT_DIR} ${_plugin} ${_protobuf_include_path} ${_abs_file}
       DEPENDS ${_abs_file} ${protobuf_PROTOC_EXE} ${protobuf_generate_DEPENDENCIES}
       COMMENT ${_comment}