diff --git a/dev-build/ignition-cmake/files/protobuf2.patch b/dev-build/ignition-cmake/files/protobuf2.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..1c28803e7ff0b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dev-build/ignition-cmake/files/protobuf2.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+Index: gz-cmake-ignition-cmake2_2.17.2/cmake/FindIgnProtobuf.cmake
+===================================================================
+--- gz-cmake-ignition-cmake2_2.17.2.orig/cmake/FindIgnProtobuf.cmake
++++ gz-cmake-ignition-cmake2_2.17.2/cmake/FindIgnProtobuf.cmake
+@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ find_package(Protobuf ${IgnProtobuf_FIND
+ if(NOT ${Protobuf_FOUND})
+   # If a config-file was not found, then fall back on the system-installed
+   # find-module that comes with CMake.
+-  find_package(Protobuf ${IgnProtobuf_FIND_VERSION})
++  find_package(Protobuf CONFIG REQUIRED)
+ endif()
+ 
+ set(IgnProtobuf_missing_components "")
diff --git a/dev-build/ignition-cmake/ignition-cmake-2.17.2-r1.ebuild b/dev-build/ignition-cmake/ignition-cmake-2.17.2-r1.ebuild
index 7eefbd534ef41..dcd8ecacc7a52 100644
--- a/dev-build/ignition-cmake/ignition-cmake-2.17.2-r1.ebuild
+++ b/dev-build/ignition-cmake/ignition-cmake-2.17.2-r1.ebuild
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ SLOT="2"
 KEYWORDS="~amd64"
 IUSE="test"
 RESTRICT="!test? ( test )"
+PATCHES=( "${FILESDIR}/protobuf2.patch" )
 S="${WORKDIR}/gz-cmake-${PN}2_${PV}"
 
 src_configure() {