diff --git a/cmake/protobuf.cmake b/cmake/protobuf.cmake
index ad80ca6e46..8df42dde40 100644
--- a/cmake/protobuf.cmake
+++ b/cmake/protobuf.cmake
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ if(gRPC_PROTOBUF_PROVIDER STREQUAL "module")
     set(gRPC_INSTALL FALSE)
   endif()
 elseif(gRPC_PROTOBUF_PROVIDER STREQUAL "package")
-  find_package(Protobuf REQUIRED CONFIG)
+  find_package(Protobuf REQUIRED)
 
   if(Protobuf_FOUND OR PROTOBUF_FOUND)
     if(TARGET protobuf::${_gRPC_PROTOBUF_LIBRARY_NAME})
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ elseif(gRPC_PROTOBUF_PROVIDER STREQUAL "package")
       set(_gRPC_PROTOBUF_PROTOC_LIBRARIES ${PROTOBUF_PROTOC_LIBRARIES})
     endif()
     # Well-known proto files are expected to be in the Protobuf include directory.
-    get_target_property(_gRPC_PROTOBUF_WELLKNOWN_INCLUDE_DIR ${_gRPC_PROTOBUF_LIBRARIES} INTERFACE_INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES)
+    set(_gRPC_PROTOBUF_WELLKNOWN_INCLUDE_DIR ${PROTOBUF_INCLUDE_DIR})
     if(TARGET protobuf::protoc)
       set(_gRPC_PROTOBUF_PROTOC protobuf::protoc)
       if(CMAKE_CROSSCOMPILING)