diff --git a/bazel/protobuf.patch b/bazel/protobuf.patch
index f92bde95ca..16e41c0cbb 100644
--- a/bazel/protobuf.patch
+++ b/bazel/protobuf.patch
@@ -37,34 +37,4 @@
 +      return f
  
    # Search internally.
-   path = '.'
-
---- python/internal.bzl
-+++ python/internal.bzl
-@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
- # Internal helpers for building the Python protobuf runtime.
- 
-+def _remove_cross_repo_path(path):
-+    components = path.split("/")
-+    if components[0] == "..":
-+        return "/".join(components[2:])
-+    return path
-+
- def _internal_copy_files_impl(ctx):
-     strip_prefix = ctx.attr.strip_prefix
-     if strip_prefix[-1] != "/":
-@@ -7,10 +13,11 @@ def _internal_copy_files_impl(ctx):
- 
-     src_dests = []
-     for src in ctx.files.srcs:
--        if src.short_path[:len(strip_prefix)] != strip_prefix:
-+        short_path = _remove_cross_repo_path(src.short_path)
-+        if short_path[:len(strip_prefix)] != strip_prefix:
-             fail("Source does not start with %s: %s" %
--                 (strip_prefix, src.short_path))
--        dest = ctx.actions.declare_file(src.short_path[len(strip_prefix):])
-+                 (strip_prefix, short_path))
-+        dest = ctx.actions.declare_file(short_path[len(strip_prefix):])
-         src_dests.append([src, dest])
- 
-     if ctx.attr.is_windows:
+   path = '.'
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/bazel/workspace_deps.bzl b/bazel/workspace_deps.bzl
index 2d004d0c2a..362b602c25 100644
--- a/bazel/workspace_deps.bzl
+++ b/bazel/workspace_deps.bzl
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@ def upb_deps():
         _github_archive,
         name = "com_google_protobuf",
         repo = "https://github.com/protocolbuffers/protobuf",
-        commit = "65e047d098bfdbed787b39d8facc0b74cf3cff73",
-        sha256 = "807c22ebfb865aa35c17bae77b8f8ecc19c9509c122dbc36f6262cb3c83f1f3c",
+        commit = "859410bccc59aeeef1c48e34960fe93827767bac",
+        sha256 = "64829c7a42556d3b6a3e19908abc98c0bd920823ac7546ca5372903a53a0acea",
         patches = ["@upb//bazel:protobuf.patch"],
     )