diff --git a/third_party/protobuf/protobuf.patch b/third_party/protobuf/protobuf.patch
index 8ce4a84375..d77e1f81f3 100644
--- a/third_party/protobuf/protobuf.patch
+++ b/third_party/protobuf/protobuf.patch
@@ -1,25 +1,25 @@
 diff --git a/BUILD b/BUILD
-index dbae719ff..87dc38470 100644
+index 79871d621..096967b99 100644
 --- a/BUILD
 +++ b/BUILD
-@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ config_setting(
+@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ config_setting(
  # ZLIB configuration
  ################################################################################
-
+
 -ZLIB_DEPS = ["@zlib//:zlib"]
 +ZLIB_DEPS = ["@zlib"]
-
+
  ################################################################################
  # Protobuf Runtime Library
-@@ -143,6 +143,7 @@ cc_library(
+@@ -156,6 +156,7 @@ cc_library(
      copts = COPTS,
      includes = ["src/"],
      linkopts = LINK_OPTS,
 +    alwayslink = 1,
      visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
  )
-
-@@ -213,6 +214,7 @@ cc_library(
+
+@@ -228,6 +229,7 @@ cc_library(
      copts = COPTS,
      includes = ["src/"],
      linkopts = LINK_OPTS,
@@ -27,17 +27,24 @@ index dbae719ff..87dc38470 100644
      visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
      deps = [":protobuf_lite"] + PROTOBUF_DEPS,
  )
+@@ -900,7 +902,6 @@ py_proto_library(
+     py_extra_srcs = glob(["python/**/__init__.py"]),
+     py_libs = [
+         ":python_srcs",
+-        "@six//:six",
+     ],
+     srcs_version = "PY2AND3",
+     visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
 diff --git a/protobuf.bzl b/protobuf.bzl
-index e0653321f..253d9cbb5 100644
+index 829464d44..4ac23594b 100644
 --- a/protobuf.bzl
 +++ b/protobuf.bzl
-@@ -84,7 +84,9 @@ def _proto_gen_impl(ctx):
-
+@@ -87,6 +87,8 @@ def _proto_gen_impl(ctx):
      for dep in ctx.attr.deps:
          import_flags += dep.proto.import_flags
          deps += dep.proto.deps
 +    import_flags = depset(import_flags).to_list()
 +    deps = depset(deps).to_list()
-
+
      if not ctx.attr.gen_cc and not ctx.attr.gen_py and not ctx.executable.plugin:
-         return struct(
+         return struct(
diff --git a/tensorflow/workspace.bzl b/tensorflow/workspace.bzl
index ead41e83c3..448fbee13f 100755
--- a/tensorflow/workspace.bzl
+++ b/tensorflow/workspace.bzl
@@ -476,14 +476,14 @@ def tf_repositories(path_prefix = "", tf_repo_name = ""):
     tf_http_archive(
         name = "com_google_protobuf",
         patch_file = clean_dep("//third_party/protobuf:protobuf.patch"),
-        sha256 = "cfcba2df10feec52a84208693937c17a4b5df7775e1635c1e3baffc487b24c9b",
-        strip_prefix = "protobuf-3.9.2",
+        sha256 = "a79d19dcdf9139fa4b81206e318e33d245c4c9da1ffed21c87288ed4380426f9",
+        strip_prefix = "protobuf-3.11.4",
         system_build_file = clean_dep("//third_party/systemlibs:protobuf.BUILD"),
         system_link_files = {
             "//third_party/systemlibs:protobuf.bzl": "protobuf.bzl",
         },
         urls = [
-            "https://storage.googleapis.com/mirror.tensorflow.org/github.com/protocolbuffers/protobuf/archive/v3.9.2.zip",
-            "https://github.com/protocolbuffers/protobuf/archive/v3.9.2.zip",
+            "https://storage.googleapis.com/mirror.tensorflow.org/github.com/protocolbuffers/protobuf/archive/v3.11.4.tar.gz",
+            "https://github.com/protocolbuffers/protobuf/archive/v3.11.4.tar.gz",
         ],
     )