diff --git a/build.rs b/build.rs
index 53b18ea..b8bc8e0 100644
--- a/build.rs
+++ b/build.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 extern crate prost_build;
 
 fn main() {
+    std::env::set_var("PROTOC", "/usr/bin/protoc");
+
     if let Err(e) = prost_build::compile_protos(&["src/neko.proto"],&["src/"]) {
         println!("cargo:warning=Error occured when compiling neko.proto; did you generate it with proto_gen?");
         println!("cargo:warning={}", e.to_string());