diff --git a/src/protobuf.mk b/src/protobuf.mk
index 3a5051a3a5..5e8596ed0a 100644
--- a/src/protobuf.mk
+++ b/src/protobuf.mk
@@ -4,21 +4,19 @@
 PKG             := protobuf
 $(PKG)_IGNORE   :=
 $(PKG)_VERSION  := 2.6.1
-$(PKG)_CHECKSUM := 2667b7cda4a6bc8a09e5463adf3b5984e08d94e72338277affa8594d8b6e5cd1
+$(PKG)_CHECKSUM := dbbd7bdd2381633995404de65a945ff1a7610b0da14593051b4738c90c6dd164
 $(PKG)_SUBDIR   := $(PKG)-$($(PKG)_VERSION)
 $(PKG)_FILE     := $(PKG)-$($(PKG)_VERSION).tar.gz
-$(PKG)_URL      := https://github.com/google/$(PKG)/archive/$($(PKG)_VERSION).tar.gz
-$(PKG)_DEPS     := gcc zlib googletest
+$(PKG)_URL      := https://github.com/google/protobuf/releases/download/v$($(PKG)_VERSION)/$($(PKG)_FILE)
+$(PKG)_DEPS     := gcc zlib
 
 define $(PKG)_UPDATE
     $(call MXE_GET_GITHUB_TAGS, google/protobuf, v)
 endef
 
 define $(PKG)_BUILD
-    $(call PREPARE_PKG_SOURCE,googletest,$(1))
-    cd '$(1)' && mv googletest-release-$(googletest_VERSION)/ gtest
 # First step: Build for host system in order to create "protoc" binary.
-    cd '$(1)' && ./autogen.sh && ./configure \
+    cd '$(1)' && ./configure \
         --disable-shared
     $(MAKE) -C '$(1)' -j '$(JOBS)'
     cp '$(1)/src/protoc' '$(PREFIX)/bin/$(TARGET)-protoc'