diff --git a/deploy/cephcsi/image/Dockerfile b/deploy/cephcsi/image/Dockerfile
index 52c2462cf2a..dc717cd78ab 100644
--- a/deploy/cephcsi/image/Dockerfile
+++ b/deploy/cephcsi/image/Dockerfile
@@ -38,6 +38,9 @@ RUN source /build.env && \
 # test if the downloaded version of Golang works (different arch?)
 RUN ${GOROOT}/bin/go version && ${GOROOT}/bin/go env
 
+# other/conflicting versions of protobuf get installed as dependency
+RUN dnf -y remove protobuf
+
 RUN dnf -y install --nodocs \
 	librados-devel librbd-devel libcephfs-devel \
 	/usr/bin/cc \
diff --git a/scripts/Dockerfile.devel b/scripts/Dockerfile.devel
index 8ecbd243224..efd552488de 100644
--- a/scripts/Dockerfile.devel
+++ b/scripts/Dockerfile.devel
@@ -25,6 +25,9 @@ RUN dnf config-manager --disable \
 
 RUN mkdir /etc/selinux || true && touch /etc/selinux/config
 
+# other/conflicting versions of protobuf get installed as dependency
+RUN dnf -y remove protobuf
+
 RUN dnf -y install \
 	git \
 	make \