diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 5dbd3c935a..dd028cd3dc 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/go-openapi/swag v0.22.5
 	github.com/gogo/protobuf v1.3.2
 	github.com/gogo/status v1.1.1
-	github.com/golang/protobuf v1.5.3
+	github.com/golang/protobuf v1.5.3 // indirect
 	github.com/golang/snappy v0.0.4
 	github.com/google/gopacket v1.1.19
 	github.com/gorilla/mux v1.8.1