diff --git a/cmake/abseil-cpp.cmake b/cmake/abseil-cpp.cmake
index d0ede1a646b1cb93187f50ae0691e3a9ac16c6cd..14de19ebf3a5254f201f7e0ed86891a7a9c4e4dd 100644
--- a/cmake/abseil-cpp.cmake
+++ b/cmake/abseil-cpp.cmake
@@ -15,13 +15,8 @@ if(TARGET absl::strings)
   # (https://github.com/protocolbuffers/protobuf/issues/10435)
 elseif(protobuf_ABSL_PROVIDER STREQUAL "module")
   if(NOT ABSL_ROOT_DIR)
-    if (NOT EXISTS "${protobuf_SOURCE_DIR}/../../out/abseil-cpp/CMakeLists.txt")
-      execute_process(COMMAND ${protobuf_SOURCE_DIR}/../abseil-cpp/install_no_lock.sh ${protobuf_SOURCE_DIR}/../../out/ ${protobuf_SOURCE_DIR}/../abseil-cpp
-                      WORKING_DIRECTORY ${protobuf_SOURCE_DIR}/../abseil-cpp
-                      RESULT_VARIABLE result)
-    endif()
-    set(ABSL_ROOT_DIR ${protobuf_SOURCE_DIR}/../../out/abseil-cpp)
-    set(EXPORT_ABSL_ROOT_DIR "out/abseil-cpp" CACHE PATH "absl_root_dir")
+    set(ABSL_ROOT_DIR ${protobuf_SOURCE_DIR}/../../third_party/abseil-cpp)
+    set(EXPORT_ABSL_ROOT_DIR "third_party/abseil-cpp" CACHE PATH "absl_root_dir")
   endif()
   if(EXISTS "${ABSL_ROOT_DIR}/CMakeLists.txt")
     if(protobuf_INSTALL)