diff --git a/.ci/jenkins_job_build.sh b/.ci/jenkins_job_build.sh
index 7aeeef939..643860883 100755
--- a/.ci/jenkins_job_build.sh
+++ b/.ci/jenkins_job_build.sh
@@ -231,6 +231,8 @@ run_unit_test() {
 		sudo -E INSTALL_IN_GOPATH=false ./ci/install_yq.sh
 		echo "Install clang"
 		sudo -E apt-get install -y clang
+		echo "Install protobuf-compiler"
+		sudo -E apt-get install -y protobuf-compiler
 		echo "Installing libseccomp library from sources"
 		libseccomp_install_dir=$(mktemp -d -t libseccomp.XXXXXXXXXX)
 		gperf_install_dir=$(mktemp -d -t gperf.XXXXXXXXXX)