diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 6575a2ce..3ffa6f08 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -24,9 +24,6 @@ add_subdirectory(third_party)
 
 find_package(Protobuf QUIET CONFIG)
 if(NOT ${Protobuf_FOUND})
-  find_package(absl REQUIRED)
-  include_directories(${absl_INCLUDE_DIRS})
-
   find_package(Protobuf REQUIRED)
   include_directories(${Protobuf_INCLUDE_DIRS})
 endif()
diff --git a/third_party/CMakeLists.txt b/third_party/CMakeLists.txt
index 06fdee18..6ace2da8 100644
--- a/third_party/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/third_party/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 
+set(ABSL_PROPAGATE_CXX_STD ON)
+add_subdirectory(abseil-cpp)
+
 set(BUILD_TZ_LIB ON)
 add_subdirectory(datetime)