diff --git a/python/Makefile b/python/Makefile
index c9bdcda..7a548e0 100644
--- a/python/Makefile
+++ b/python/Makefile
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@
 ifneq ($(VOLTHA_BUILD),docker)
 	make -C protos
 else
-	cp ../protos/*.proto ./protos
+	#cp ../protos/*.proto ./protos
 	docker build $(DOCKER_BUILD_ARGS) -t ${REGISTRY}${REPOSITORY}voltha-protos:${TAG} -f docker/Dockerfile.protos .
 endif