diff --git a/infra/vprotogen/main.go b/infra/vprotogen/main.go
index af4dff259..d4adc6598 100644
--- a/infra/vprotogen/main.go
+++ b/infra/vprotogen/main.go
@@ -26,9 +26,11 @@ func main() {
 	}
 	protoc := "protoc" + EXE
 
-	if _, err := exec.LookPath(protoc); err != nil {
+	if path, err := exec.LookPath(protoc); err != nil {
 		fmt.Println("Make sure that you have `" + protoc + "` in your system or current path, please visit https://github.com/protocolbuffers/protobuf/releases")
 		os.Exit(1)
+	} else {
+		protoc = path
 	}
 
 	protoFilesMap := make(map[string][]string)