diff --git a/proto/meson.build b/proto/meson.build
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+proto = custom_target(
+  'proto',
+  command: [
+    find_program('protoc', native: true),
+    '--proto_path=@CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR@',
+    '--cpp_out=@OUTDIR@',
+    '@INPUT@'
+  ],
+  output: [
+    'binaryblob.pb.cc',
+    'binaryblob.pb.h',
+  ],
+  input: 'binaryblob.proto')