diff --git a/profiles/base/package.use.mask b/profiles/base/package.use.mask
index d8380ef78ee73..e93f95bda4216 100644
--- a/profiles/base/package.use.mask
+++ b/profiles/base/package.use.mask
@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@
 
 # New entries go on top.
 
+# Volkmar W. Pogatzki <gentoo@pogatzki.net> (2025-10-16)
+# No suitable versions of dev-libs/protobuf available.
+~dev-java/protobuf-java-4.33.0 system-protoc
+
 # Fabian Groffen <grobian@gentoo.org> (2025-10-18)
 # PAM support is discouraged due to not being secure via Exim
 # https://bugs.gentoo.org/964377