diff --git a/cpp/src/arrow/flight/CMakeLists.txt b/cpp/src/arrow/flight/CMakeLists.txt
index 1109e0eb9da70..1cbef6cf81808 100644
--- a/cpp/src/arrow/flight/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/cpp/src/arrow/flight/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ add_custom_target(arrow_flight)
 ARROW_INSTALL_ALL_HEADERS("arrow/flight")
 
 SET(ARROW_FLIGHT_STATIC_LINK_LIBS
+  protobuf_static
   grpc_grpcpp_static
   grpc_grpc_static
   grpc_gpr_static