diff --git a/packaging/docker/Dockerfile b/packaging/docker/Dockerfile
index bee3c70942..c0efb4bfa4 100644
--- a/packaging/docker/Dockerfile
+++ b/packaging/docker/Dockerfile
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ WORKDIR /opt/netdata.git
 RUN chmod +x netdata-installer.sh && \
    cp -rp /deps/* /usr/local/ && \
    /bin/echo -e "INSTALL_TYPE='oci'\nPREBUILT_ARCH='$(uname -m)'" > ./system/.install-type && \
-   ./netdata-installer.sh --dont-wait --dont-start-it ${EXTRA_INSTALL_OPTS} \
+   ./netdata-installer.sh --dont-wait --dont-start-it --use-system-protobuf ${EXTRA_INSTALL_OPTS} \
    "$([ "$RELEASE_CHANNEL" = stable ] && echo --stable-channel)"
 
 # files to one directory
diff --git a/packaging/makeself/jobs/70-netdata-git.install.sh b/packaging/makeself/jobs/70-netdata-git.install.sh
index 11608a4e4d..21c5195d84 100755
--- a/packaging/makeself/jobs/70-netdata-git.install.sh
+++ b/packaging/makeself/jobs/70-netdata-git.install.sh
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ run ./netdata-installer.sh \
   --dont-wait \
   --dont-start-it \
   --require-cloud \
+  --use-system-protobuf \
   --dont-scrub-cflags-even-though-it-may-break-things
 
 # Properly mark the install type