diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-support/librice/librice_0.4.3.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-support/librice/librice_0.4.3.bb
index 926244d780..4017b58271 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-support/librice/librice_0.4.3.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-support/librice/librice_0.4.3.bb
@@ -31,3 +31,5 @@ export LIBCLANG_PATH = "${STAGING_LIBDIR_NATIVE}/libclang.so"
 export PKG_CONFIG_SYSROOT_DIR = ""
 export OPENSSL_LIB_DIR = "${STAGING_LIBDIR}"
 export OPENSSL_INCLUDE_DIR = "${STAGING_INCDIR}"
+
+export SYSTEM_DEPS_RICE_PROTO_BUILD_INTERNAL = "always"