diff --git a/gnu/packages/protobuf.scm b/gnu/packages/protobuf.scm
index 1448691a42..22900e89cd 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/protobuf.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/protobuf.scm
@@ -242,6 +242,20 @@ (define-public protobuf-c
 code.")
     (license license:bsd-2)))
 
+(define-public protobuf-c-for-aiscm
+  (package
+    (inherit protobuf-c)
+    (version "1.3.3")
+    (source (origin
+              (method url-fetch)
+              (uri (string-append "https://github.com/protobuf-c/protobuf-c/"
+                                  "releases/download/v" version
+                                  "/protobuf-c-" version ".tar.gz"))
+              (sha256
+               (base32
+                "0y3yaanq97si7iyld06p8w20m0shpj7sf4xwzbhhvijhxw36d592"))))
+    (inputs (list protobuf-3.6))))
+
 (define-public protozero
   (package
     (name "protozero")