diff --git a/protobuf/build.gradle b/protobuf/build.gradle
index 04221aa7eb..0c9c5e1b5c 100644
--- a/protobuf/build.gradle
+++ b/protobuf/build.gradle
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ dependencies {
     }
 
     compile (project(':grpc-protobuf-lite')) {
-        exclude group: 'com.google.protobuf', module: 'protobuf-lite'
+        exclude group: 'com.google.protobuf', module: 'protobuf-javalite'
     }
 
     signature "org.codehaus.mojo.signature:java17:1.0@signature"