diff --git a/tools/gn2bp/Android.bp.swp b/tools/gn2bp/Android.bp.swp
index e763f11..560f179 100644
--- a/tools/gn2bp/Android.bp.swp
+++ b/tools/gn2bp/Android.bp.swp
@@ -2133,6 +2133,7 @@
         "net/third_party/quiche/src/quiche/common/platform/default/",
         "third_party/abseil-cpp/",
         "third_party/boringssl/src/include/",
+        "third_party/protobuf/src/",
         "third_party/zlib/",
         "third_party/android_ndk/toolchains/llvm/prebuilt/linux-x86_64/sysroot/usr/include",
     ],
@@ -3551,6 +3552,7 @@
         "third_party/abseil-cpp/",
         "third_party/boringssl/src/include/",
         "third_party/brotli/include/",
+        "third_party/protobuf/src/",
         "third_party/zlib/",
         "third_party/android_ndk/toolchains/llvm/prebuilt/linux-x86_64/sysroot/usr/include",
     ],
@@ -4307,6 +4309,7 @@
         "net/third_party/quiche/src/quiche/common/platform/default/",
         "third_party/abseil-cpp/",
         "third_party/boringssl/src/include/",
+        "third_party/protobuf/src/",
         "third_party/zlib/",
         "third_party/android_ndk/toolchains/llvm/prebuilt/linux-x86_64/sysroot/usr/include",
     ],
@@ -6767,6 +6770,7 @@
         "buildtools/third_party/libc++/",
         "buildtools/third_party/libc++/trunk/include",
         "buildtools/third_party/libc++abi/trunk/include",
+        "third_party/protobuf/src/",
         "third_party/android_ndk/toolchains/llvm/prebuilt/linux-x86_64/sysroot/usr/include",
     ],
     cpp_std: "c++20",
diff --git a/tools/gn2bp/gen_android_bp b/tools/gn2bp/gen_android_bp
index d80f170..3e91013 100755
--- a/tools/gn2bp/gen_android_bp
+++ b/tools/gn2bp/gen_android_bp
@@ -91,7 +91,6 @@
 
 # Include directories that will be removed from all targets.
 local_include_dirs_denylist = [
-    'third_party/protobuf/src/',
 ]
 
 # Name of the module which settings such as compiler flags for all other