diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index db73c48d..670f5b03 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 - Fix `wwctl profile list -a` format when kernerargs are set
 - Fix a rendering bug in the documentation for GRUB boot support. #1132
 - Replace slice in templates with sprig substr. #1093
+- Don't attempt to rebuild protocol buffers in offline mode. #1155
 
 ## [4.5.0] 2024-02-08
 
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 2a6d8bfb..be4a931e 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -160,25 +160,6 @@ reference: wwctl
 
 latexpdf: reference
 	make -C userdocs latexpdf
-protofiles = internal/pkg/api/routes/wwapiv1/routes.pb.go \
-	internal/pkg/api/routes/wwapiv1/routes.pb.gw.go \
-	internal/pkg/api/routes/wwapiv1/routes_grpc.pb.go
-.PHONY: proto
-proto: $(protofiles)
-
-routes_proto = internal/pkg/api/routes/v1/routes.proto
-$(protofiles): $(routes_proto)
-	PATH=$(TOOLS_BIN):$(PATH) $(PROTOC) \
-		-I /usr/include -I $(shell dirname $(routes_proto)) -I=. \
-		--grpc-gateway_opt logtostderr=true \
-		--go_out=. \
-		--go-grpc_out=. \
-		--grpc-gateway_out=. \
-		routes.proto
-
-.PHONY: cleanproto
-cleanproto:
-	rm -f $(protofiles)
 
 .PHONY: cleanconfig
 cleanconfig:
@@ -231,7 +212,25 @@ dist: vendor
 
 lint: $(GOLANGCI_LINT)
 
-$(protofiles): $(PROTOC) $(PROTOC_GEN_GRPC_GATEWAY) $(PROTOC_GEN_GO) $(PROTOC_GEN_GO_GRPC)
+protofiles = internal/pkg/api/routes/wwapiv1/routes.pb.go \
+	internal/pkg/api/routes/wwapiv1/routes.pb.gw.go \
+	internal/pkg/api/routes/wwapiv1/routes_grpc.pb.go
+.PHONY: proto
+proto: $(protofiles)
+
+routes_proto = internal/pkg/api/routes/v1/routes.proto
+$(protofiles): $(routes_proto) $(PROTOC) $(PROTOC_GEN_GRPC_GATEWAY) $(PROTOC_GEN_GO) $(PROTOC_GEN_GO_GRPC)
+	PATH=$(TOOLS_BIN):$(PATH) $(PROTOC) \
+		-I /usr/include -I $(shell dirname $(routes_proto)) -I=. \
+		--grpc-gateway_opt logtostderr=true \
+		--go_out=. \
+		--go-grpc_out=. \
+		--grpc-gateway_out=. \
+		routes.proto
+
+.PHONY: cleanproto
+cleanproto:
+	rm -f $(protofiles)
 
 clean: cleanvendor
 endif