diff --git a/FindNanopb.cmake b/FindNanopb.cmake
index ed94fe2..95f7bf3 100644
--- a/FindNanopb.cmake
+++ b/FindNanopb.cmake
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 
 include("GenericFindDependency")
 option(nanopb_BUILD_GENERATOR "" OFF)
+option(NANOPB_PROTOC_OLDER_THAN_3_6_0 "" ON)
 GenericFindDependency(
   TARGET protobuf-nanopb
   SOURCE_DIR "nanopb"