diff --git a/pkgs/applications/misc/electrum-dash/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/misc/electrum-dash/default.nix
index 1a843661f4c..7abeaf57b64 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/misc/electrum-dash/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/misc/electrum-dash/default.nix
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ pythonPackages.buildPythonApplication rec {
     dns
     ecdsa
     pbkdf2
-    protobuf
+    protobuf3_0
     pyasn1
     pyasn1-modules
     pycrypto
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/misc/electrum/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/misc/electrum/default.nix
index d5442a2ded8..ad7cf13f4d5 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/misc/electrum/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/misc/electrum/default.nix
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ pythonPackages.buildPythonApplication rec {
     ecdsa
     jsonrpclib
     pbkdf2
-    protobuf
+    protobuf3_0
     pyasn1
     pyasn1-modules
     pycrypto