diff --git a/Tools.mk b/Tools.mk
index 7d923f7f..b6bfeb55 100644
--- a/Tools.mk
+++ b/Tools.mk
@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@ $(GO_TOOLS_BIN):
 $(GOLANGCI_LINT):
 	curl -qq -sSfL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/golangci/golangci-lint/master/install.sh | sh -s -- -b $(TOOLS_BIN) $(GOLANGCI_LINT_VERSION)
 
-$(PROTOC):
-	cd $(PWD)/$(TOOLS_DIR) && curl -LO $(PROTOC_URL) && unzip protoc-24.0-linux-$(ARCHITECTURE_CPU).zip
+$(PROTOC): $(TOOLS_DIR)
+	cd $(TOOLS_DIR) && curl -LO $(PROTOC_URL) && unzip -o $(notdir $(PROTOC_URL))
 
 $(PROTOC_GEN_GRPC_GATEWAY):
 	curl -L $(PROTOC_GEN_GRPC_GATEWAY_URL) -o $(PROTOC_GEN_GRPC_GATEWAY)
diff --git a/Variables.mk b/Variables.mk
index bfbf39b8..504f62e0 100644
--- a/Variables.mk
+++ b/Variables.mk
@@ -83,8 +83,6 @@ CONFIG := $(shell pwd)
 # helper functions
 godeps=$(shell go list -deps -f '{{if not .Standard}}{{ $$dep := . }}{{range .GoFiles}}{{$$dep.Dir}}/{{.}} {{end}}{{end}}' $(1) | sed "s%${PWD}/%%g")
 
-ARCHITECTURE_CPU=$(shell lscpu | grep 'Architecture' | cut -d':' -f2 | xargs)
-
 # use GOPROXY for older git clients and speed up downloads
 GOPROXY ?= https://proxy.golang.org
 export GOPROXY