diff --git a/srcpkgs/libvirt/template b/srcpkgs/libvirt/template
index 39b5b6b6102..1d504692423 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/libvirt/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/libvirt/template
@@ -85,6 +85,10 @@ post_install() {
 	fi
 }
 
+pre_build() {
+	ninja -C build src/remote/qemu_protocol.h
+}
+
 libvirt-devel_package() {
 	depends="libvirt>=${version}_${revision}"
 	short_desc+=" - development files"