diff --git a/adapters/Makefile b/adapters/Makefile
index 9374284..2531985 100644
--- a/adapters/Makefile
+++ b/adapters/Makefile
@@ -178,6 +178,7 @@
 ifneq ($(VOLTHA_BUILD),docker)
 	make -C protos
 else
+	cp ../protos/*.proto ./protos
 	docker build $(DOCKER_BUILD_ARGS) -t ${REGISTRY}${REPOSITORY}voltha-protos:${TAG} -f docker/Dockerfile.protos .
 endif