diff --git a/thirdparty/dependencies.cmake b/thirdparty/dependencies.cmake
index 053006c031..5a3aedeef5 100644
--- a/thirdparty/dependencies.cmake
+++ b/thirdparty/dependencies.cmake
@@ -363,6 +363,9 @@ if(ENABLE_OV_PADDLE_FRONTEND OR ENABLE_OV_ONNX_FRONTEND OR ENABLE_OV_TF_FRONTEND
         if(NOT Protobuf_FOUND)
             find_package(Protobuf 4.22.0 QUIET CONFIG)
         endif()
+        if(NOT Protobuf_FOUND)
+            find_package(Protobuf QUIET CONFIG)
+        endif()
         if(Protobuf_FOUND)
             # protobuf was found via CONFIG mode, let's save it for later usage in OpenVINOConfig.cmake static build
             set(protobuf_config CONFIG)