diff --git a/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/bazel/bzlmod/ModuleKey.java b/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/bazel/bzlmod/ModuleKey.java
index 23fe5084c66592..725bb81f078d48 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/bazel/bzlmod/ModuleKey.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/bazel/bzlmod/ModuleKey.java
@@ -34,7 +34,8 @@ public abstract class ModuleKey {
    * situation.
    */
   private static final ImmutableMap<String, String> WELL_KNOWN_MODULES =
-      ImmutableMap.of("com_google_protobuf", "com_google_protobuf");
+      ImmutableMap.of(
+          "com_google_protobuf", "com_google_protobuf", "protobuf", "com_google_protobuf");
 
   public static final ModuleKey ROOT = create("", Version.EMPTY);