diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/opencv/3.x.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/opencv/3.x.nix
index 767ea8bb715..ac8befc8811 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/opencv/3.x.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/opencv/3.x.nix
@@ -214,6 +214,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   cmakeFlags = [
     "-DWITH_OPENMP=ON"
+    "-DBUILD_PROTOBUF=OFF"
+    "-DPROTOBUF_UPDATE_FILES=ON"
     (opencvFlag "IPP" enableIpp)
     (opencvFlag "TIFF" enableTIFF)
     (opencvFlag "JASPER" enableJPEG2K)
@@ -231,6 +233,11 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   enableParallelBuilding = true;
 
+  # Workaround for: https://github.com/opencv/opencv/issues/10474
+  preBuild = ''
+    make opencv_dnn
+  '';
+
   postBuild = lib.optionalString enableDocs ''
     make doxygen
   '';