diff --git a/Modules/FindProtobuf.cmake b/Modules/FindProtobuf.cmake
index 085e96c265..670352c4a8 100644
--- a/Modules/FindProtobuf.cmake
+++ b/Modules/FindProtobuf.cmake
@@ -582,6 +582,11 @@ if(Protobuf_INCLUDE_DIR)
             set_target_properties(protobuf::libprotoc PROPERTIES
               IMPORTED_LOCATION_DEBUG "${Protobuf_PROTOC_LIBRARY_DEBUG}")
           endif()
+          if (Protobuf_VERSION VERSION_GREATER_EQUAL "3.6")
+            set_property(TARGET protobuf::libprotoc APPEND PROPERTY
+              INTERFACE_COMPILE_FEATURES cxx_std_11
+            )
+          endif()
           if(UNIX AND TARGET Threads::Threads)
             set_property(TARGET protobuf::libprotoc APPEND PROPERTY
                 INTERFACE_LINK_LIBRARIES Threads::Threads)