diff --git a/lib/build.py b/lib/build.py
index 706ac453..4e2e1a1a 100644
--- a/lib/build.py
+++ b/lib/build.py
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@
     name="config_proto",
     srcs=[
         "./config.proto",
-        "./imagereader/imagereader.proto",
         "./imagewriter/imagewriter.proto",
     ],
     deps=[
@@ -44,6 +43,7 @@
         "lib/usb+proto",
         "lib/encoders+proto",
         "lib/decoders+proto",
+        "lib/imagereader+proto",
     ],
 )
 
diff --git a/lib/imagereader/build.py b/lib/imagereader/build.py
index e69de29b..babddb94 100644
--- a/lib/imagereader/build.py
+++ b/lib/imagereader/build.py
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+from build.protobuf import proto, protocc
+
+proto(
+    name="proto",
+    srcs=["./imagereader.proto"],
+    deps=["lib+common_proto"],
+)
+protocc(
+    name="proto_lib",
+    srcs=[".+proto"],
+    deps=["lib+common_proto_lib"],
+)