diff --git a/third_party/protobuf/protobuf.patch b/third_party/protobuf/protobuf.patch
index df0648563dc..18fc6cdf35c 100644
--- a/third_party/protobuf/protobuf.patch
+++ b/third_party/protobuf/protobuf.patch
@@ -11,7 +11,15 @@ index 2fb26050..c2744d5b 100644
  
  ################################################################################
  # Protobuf Runtime Library
-@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ cc_library(
+@@ -209,6 +209,7 @@ cc_library(
+     copts = COPTS,
+     includes = ["src/"],
+     linkopts = LINK_OPTS,
++    alwayslink = 1,
+     visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
+     deps = [":protobuf_lite"] + PROTOBUF_DEPS,
+ )
+@@ -219,7 +220,7 @@ cc_library(
  # TODO(keveman): Remove this target once the support gets added to Bazel.
  cc_library(
      name = "protobuf_headers",
@@ -20,3 +28,4 @@ index 2fb26050..c2744d5b 100644
      includes = ["src/"],
      visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
  )
+ 
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