--- cpp/cmake_modules/ThirdpartyToolchain.cmake
+++ cpp/cmake_modules/ThirdpartyToolchain.cmake
@@ -1452,7 +1452,7 @@ if(ARROW_WITH_PROTOBUF)
   message(STATUS "Found protoc: ${PROTOBUF_PROTOC_EXECUTABLE}")
   # Protobuf_PROTOC_LIBRARY is set by all versions of FindProtobuf.cmake
   message(STATUS "Found libprotoc: ${Protobuf_PROTOC_LIBRARY}")
-  get_target_property(PROTOBUF_LIBRARY ${ARROW_PROTOBUF_LIBPROTOBUF} IMPORTED_LOCATION)
+  # get_target_property(PROTOBUF_LIBRARY ${ARROW_PROTOBUF_LIBPROTOBUF} IMPORTED_LOCATION)
   message(STATUS "Found libprotobuf: ${PROTOBUF_LIBRARY}")
   message(STATUS "Found protobuf headers: ${PROTOBUF_INCLUDE_DIR}")
 endif()