diff --git a/bazel/BUILD b/bazel/BUILD
index b86dcc2ad7e..cb2d9d66aee 100644
--- a/bazel/BUILD
+++ b/bazel/BUILD
@@ -35,12 +35,12 @@ load(":cc_grpc_library.bzl", "cc_grpc_library")
 
 proto_library(
     name = "well_known_protos_list",
-    srcs = ["@submodule_protobuf//:well_known_protos"],
+    srcs = ["@com_google_protobuf//:well_known_protos"],
 )
 
 cc_grpc_library(
     name = "well_known_protos",
     srcs = "well_known_protos_list",
-    deps = [],
     proto_only = True,
+    deps = [],
 )
diff --git a/bazel/cc_grpc_library.bzl b/bazel/cc_grpc_library.bzl
index ab1add476e1..a3996eca008 100644
--- a/bazel/cc_grpc_library.bzl
+++ b/bazel/cc_grpc_library.bzl
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ def cc_grpc_library(name, srcs, deps, proto_only, well_known_protos, use_externa
         the compiled code of any message that the services depend on.
       well_known_protos: The target from protobuf library that exports well
         known protos. Currently it will only work if the value is
-        "@submodule_protobuf//:well_known_protos"
+        "@com_google_protobuf//:well_known_protos"
       use_external: When True the grpc deps are prefixed with //external. This
         allows grpc to be used as a dependency in other bazel projects.
       **kwargs: rest of arguments, e.g., compatible_with and visibility.
diff --git a/bazel/generate_cc.bzl b/bazel/generate_cc.bzl
index f3961f0a419..35c2983b542 100644
--- a/bazel/generate_cc.bzl
+++ b/bazel/generate_cc.bzl
@@ -35,10 +35,10 @@ def generate_cc_impl(ctx):
   well_known_proto_files = []
   if ctx.attr.well_known_protos:
     f = ctx.attr.well_known_protos.files.to_list()[0].dirname
-    if f != "external/submodule_protobuf/src/google/protobuf":
-      print("Error: Only @submodule_protobuf//:well_known_protos is supported")
+    if f != "external/com_google_protobuf/src/google/protobuf":
+      print("Error: Only @com_google_protobuf//:well_known_protos is supported")
     else:
-      # f points to "external/submodule_protobuf/src/google/protobuf"
+      # f points to "external/com_google_protobuf/src/google/protobuf"
       # add -I argument to protoc so it knows where to look for the proto files.
       arguments += ["-I{0}".format(f + "/../..")]
       well_known_proto_files = [f for f in ctx.attr.well_known_protos.files]
diff --git a/tools/grpcz/BUILD b/tools/grpcz/BUILD
index cac7df2a9da..cc887a53751 100644
--- a/tools/grpcz/BUILD
+++ b/tools/grpcz/BUILD
@@ -33,30 +33,31 @@ package(default_visibility = ["//visibility:public"])
 
 load("//:bazel/grpc_build_system.bzl", "grpc_proto_library")
 
-grpc_proto_library (
+grpc_proto_library(
     name = "monitoring_proto",
     srcs = [
         "monitoring.proto",
     ],
+    well_known_protos = "@com_google_protobuf//:well_known_protos",
     deps = [
         ":census_proto",
     ],
-    well_known_protos = "@submodule_protobuf//:well_known_protos",
 )
 
-grpc_proto_library (
+grpc_proto_library(
     name = "census_proto",
     srcs = [
         "census.proto",
     ],
-    well_known_protos = "@submodule_protobuf//:well_known_protos",
+    well_known_protos = "@com_google_protobuf//:well_known_protos",
 )
 
 cc_binary(
     name = "grpcz_client",
-    srcs = ["grpcz_client.cc",],
+    srcs = ["grpcz_client.cc"],
     deps = [
-        "//external:gflags",
         "monitoring_proto",
+        "//external:gflags",
+        "@mongoose_repo//:mongoose_lib",
     ],
 )