diff --git a/cmake/Protobuf.cmake b/cmake/Protobuf.cmake
index 943cf37b07..31c9c16a4c 100644
--- a/cmake/Protobuf.cmake
+++ b/cmake/Protobuf.cmake
@@ -11,10 +11,15 @@ macro(p4c_obtain_protobuf)
       set(SAVED_CMAKE_FIND_LIBRARY_SUFFIXES ${CMAKE_FIND_LIBRARY_SUFFIXES})
       set(CMAKE_FIND_LIBRARY_SUFFIXES .a)
     endif()
-    find_package(Protobuf 3.0.0 REQUIRED)
+    find_package(Protobuf CONFIG)
+    if(NOT Protobuf_FOUND)
+        find_package(Protobuf REQUIRED)
+    endif()
     if(ENABLE_PROTOBUF_STATIC)
       set(CMAKE_FIND_LIBRARY_SUFFIXES ${SAVED_CMAKE_FIND_LIBRARY_SUFFIXES})
     endif()
+    set(PROTOBUF_LIBRARY "protobuf::libprotobuf")
+    set(PROTOBUF_PROTOC_EXECUTABLE "protobuf::protoc")
   else()
     # Google introduced another breaking change with protobuf 22.x by adding abseil as a new
     # dependency. https://protobuf.dev/news/2022-08-03/#abseil-dep We do not want abseil, so we stay