diff --git a/caffe/proto/CMakeLists.txt b/caffe/proto/CMakeLists.txt
index 99e478ea33c..a6f1fc5cb66 100644
--- a/caffe/proto/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/caffe/proto/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 file(GLOB Caffe_PROTOBUF_FILES "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/*.proto")
 
-caffe_protobuf_generate_cpp_py(${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR} Caffe_PROTO_SRCS Caffe_PROTO_HEADERS Caffe_PROTO_PY ${Caffe_PROTOBUF_FILES})
+caffe2_protobuf_generate_cpp_py(Caffe_PROTO_SRCS Caffe_PROTO_HEADERS Caffe_PROTO_PY ${Caffe_PROTOBUF_FILES})
 
 add_library(Caffe_PROTO OBJECT ${Caffe_PROTO_HEADERS} ${Caffe_PROTO_SRCS})
 install(FILES ${Caffe_PROTO_HEADERS} DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/include/caffe/proto)
diff --git a/caffe2/proto/CMakeLists.txt b/caffe2/proto/CMakeLists.txt
index bd1d9047f94..f255880a8dc 100644
--- a/caffe2/proto/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/caffe2/proto/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 file(GLOB Caffe2_PROTOBUF_FILES "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/*.proto")
 
-caffe_protobuf_generate_cpp_py(${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR} Caffe2_PROTO_SRCS Caffe2_PROTO_HEADERS Caffe2_PROTO_PY ${Caffe2_PROTOBUF_FILES})
+caffe2_protobuf_generate_cpp_py(Caffe2_PROTO_SRCS Caffe2_PROTO_HEADERS Caffe2_PROTO_PY ${Caffe2_PROTOBUF_FILES})
 
 add_library(Caffe2_PROTO OBJECT ${Caffe2_PROTO_HEADERS} ${Caffe2_PROTO_SRCS})
 install(FILES ${Caffe2_PROTO_HEADERS} DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/include/caffe2/proto)
diff --git a/cmake/ProtoBuf.cmake b/cmake/ProtoBuf.cmake
index f48c827ecbe..2e63b89bcd3 100644
--- a/cmake/ProtoBuf.cmake
+++ b/cmake/ProtoBuf.cmake
@@ -45,46 +45,16 @@ if (NOT (Protobuf_FOUND OR PROTOBUF_FOUND) )
   message(FATAL_ERROR "Could not find Protobuf or compile local version.")
 endif()
 
-# place where to generate protobuf sources
-set(proto_gen_folder "${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/include/caffe/proto")
-include_directories("${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/include")
-
-set(PROTOBUF_GENERATE_CPP_APPEND_PATH TRUE)
-
 ################################################################################################
 # Modification of standard 'protobuf_generate_cpp()' with output dir parameter and python support
 # Usage:
-#   caffe_protobuf_generate_cpp_py(<output_dir> <srcs_var> <hdrs_var> <python_var> <proto_files>)
-function(caffe_protobuf_generate_cpp_py output_dir srcs_var hdrs_var python_var)
+#   caffe2_protobuf_generate_cpp_py(<srcs_var> <hdrs_var> <python_var> <proto_files>)
+function(caffe2_protobuf_generate_cpp_py srcs_var hdrs_var python_var)
   if(NOT ARGN)
     message(SEND_ERROR "Error: caffe_protobuf_generate_cpp_py() called without any proto files")
     return()
   endif()
 
-  if(PROTOBUF_GENERATE_CPP_APPEND_PATH)
-    # Create an include path for each file specified
-    foreach(fil ${ARGN})
-      get_filename_component(abs_fil ${fil} ABSOLUTE)
-      get_filename_component(abs_path ${abs_fil} PATH)
-      list(FIND _protoc_include ${abs_path} _contains_already)
-      if(${_contains_already} EQUAL -1)
-        list(APPEND _protoc_include -I ${abs_path})
-      endif()
-    endforeach()
-  else()
-    set(_protoc_include -I ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR})
-  endif()
-
-  if(DEFINED PROTOBUF_IMPORT_DIRS)
-    foreach(dir ${PROTOBUF_IMPORT_DIRS})
-      get_filename_component(abs_path ${dir} ABSOLUTE)
-      list(FIND _protoc_include ${abs_path} _contains_already)
-      if(${_contains_already} EQUAL -1)
-        list(APPEND _protoc_include -I ${abs_path})
-      endif()
-    endforeach()
-  endif()
-
   set(${srcs_var})
   set(${hdrs_var})
   set(${python_var})
@@ -92,17 +62,18 @@ function(caffe_protobuf_generate_cpp_py output_dir srcs_var hdrs_var python_var)
     get_filename_component(abs_fil ${fil} ABSOLUTE)
     get_filename_component(fil_we ${fil} NAME_WE)
 
-    list(APPEND ${srcs_var} "${output_dir}/${fil_we}.pb.cc")
-    list(APPEND ${hdrs_var} "${output_dir}/${fil_we}.pb.h")
-    list(APPEND ${python_var} "${output_dir}/${fil_we}_pb2.py")
+    list(APPEND ${srcs_var} "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/${fil_we}.pb.cc")
+    list(APPEND ${hdrs_var} "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/${fil_we}.pb.h")
+    list(APPEND ${python_var} "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/${fil_we}_pb2.py")
 
     add_custom_command(
-      OUTPUT "${output_dir}/${fil_we}.pb.cc"
-             "${output_dir}/${fil_we}.pb.h"
-             "${output_dir}/${fil_we}_pb2.py"
-      COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E make_directory "${output_dir}"
-      COMMAND ${PROTOBUF_PROTOC_EXECUTABLE} --cpp_out    ${output_dir} ${_protoc_include} ${abs_fil}
-      COMMAND ${PROTOBUF_PROTOC_EXECUTABLE} --python_out ${output_dir} ${_protoc_include} ${abs_fil}
+      OUTPUT "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/${fil_we}.pb.cc"
+             "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/${fil_we}.pb.h"
+             "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/${fil_we}_pb2.py"
+      WORKING_DIRECTORY ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}
+      COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E make_directory "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}"
+      COMMAND ${PROTOBUF_PROTOC_EXECUTABLE} -I${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR} --cpp_out    "${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}" ${abs_fil}
+      COMMAND ${PROTOBUF_PROTOC_EXECUTABLE} -I${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR} --python_out "${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}" ${abs_fil}
       DEPENDS ${abs_fil}
       COMMENT "Running C++/Python protocol buffer compiler on ${fil}" VERBATIM )
   endforeach()