diff --git a/packages/google-cloud-speech/package.json b/packages/google-cloud-speech/package.json
index 268cbb45a73..7e885d3ca95 100644
--- a/packages/google-cloud-speech/package.json
+++ b/packages/google-cloud-speech/package.json
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
     "docs-test": "linkinator docs",
     "fix": "gts fix",
     "lint": "gts check",
-    "prepare": "npm run compile",
+    "prepare": "npm run compile-protos && npm run compile",
     "prelint": "cd samples; npm link ../; npm i",
     "postpack": "minifyProtoJson",
     "samples-test": "cd samples/ && npm link ../ && npm i && npm test",
@@ -76,4 +76,4 @@
     "typescript": "^5.1.6"
   },
   "homepage": "https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-node/tree/main/packages/google-cloud-speech"
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}