diff --git a/java_grpc_library.bzl b/java_grpc_library.bzl
index edfee072d7..592b4b8e52 100644
--- a/java_grpc_library.bzl
+++ b/java_grpc_library.bzl
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ _java_lite_grpc_library = rule(
         "srcs": attr.label_list(
             mandatory = True,
             allow_empty = False,
-            providers = ["proto"],
+            providers = [ProtoInfo],
         ),
         "deps": attr.label_list(
             mandatory = True,