diff --git a/tools/socktap/CMakeLists.txt b/tools/socktap/CMakeLists.txt
index 4c1ac23f0..228580cea 100644
--- a/tools/socktap/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tools/socktap/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -37,8 +37,8 @@ if (SOCKTAP_WITH_CUBE_EVK)
     protobuf_generate_cpp(PROTO_SRCS PROTO_HDRS nfiniity_cube_radio.proto)
     add_library(socktap_cube_radio_protobuf_lib INTERFACE)
     target_sources(socktap_cube_radio_protobuf_lib INTERFACE ${PROTO_SRCS} ${PROTO_HDRS})
-    target_link_libraries(socktap_cube_radio_protobuf_lib INTERFACE ${PROTOBUF_LIBRARIES})
-    target_include_directories(socktap_cube_radio_protobuf_lib INTERFACE ${PROTOBUF_INCLUDE_DIRS} ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR})
+    target_link_libraries(socktap_cube_radio_protobuf_lib INTERFACE protobuf::libprotobuf)
+    target_include_directories(socktap_cube_radio_protobuf_lib INTERFACE ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR})
 
     target_link_libraries(socktap PUBLIC socktap_cube_radio_protobuf_lib)
     target_sources(socktap PRIVATE nfiniity_cube_evk_link.cpp nfiniity_cube_evk.cpp)