diff --git a/build/tools/windows_sdk.mk b/build/tools/windows_sdk.mk
index dadb77313..b7bd6cf1a 100644
--- a/build/tools/windows_sdk.mk
+++ b/build/tools/windows_sdk.mk
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ include $(TOPDIR)sdk/build/windows_sdk_tools.mk
 # the topdir/development directory and are somehow platform-dependent.
 WIN_TARGETS := \
 	aapt adb aidl \
+	aprotoc \
 	bcc_compat \
 	etc1tool \
 	dexdump dmtracedump \
diff --git a/build/windows_sdk_whitelist.mk b/build/windows_sdk_whitelist.mk
index d91dde5d1..1e59ee83f 100644
--- a/build/windows_sdk_whitelist.mk
+++ b/build/windows_sdk_whitelist.mk
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ subdirs += \
 	external/compiler-rt \
 	external/libpng \
 	external/llvm \
+	external/protobuf \
 	external/sqlite/dist \
 	external/zlib \
 	external/zopfli \