diff --git a/conf/intel/portage/package.mask/00-sabayon.package.mask b/conf/intel/portage/package.mask/00-sabayon.package.mask
index 97c95caf..dc41f9d8 100644
--- a/conf/intel/portage/package.mask/00-sabayon.package.mask
+++ b/conf/intel/portage/package.mask/00-sabayon.package.mask
@@ -146,3 +146,4 @@ x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers::gentoo
 # temp mask
 >sys-apps/hwloc-1.11.2-r1
 >dev-libs/glib-2.60.7-r2
+>dev-libs/protobuf-3.8.0