diff --git a/src/qt/CMakeLists.txt b/src/qt/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/src/qt/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/qt/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -165,6 +165,8 @@
 	target_sources(bitcoin-qt-base PRIVATE winshutdownmonitor.cpp)
 endif()
 
+target_include_directories(bitcoin-qt-base PUBLIC ${Protobuf_INCLUDE_DIRS})
+
 target_link_libraries(bitcoin-qt-base
 	server
 	rpcclient