diff --git a/src/main/starlark/builtins_bzl/common/cc/cc_proto_library.bzl b/src/main/starlark/builtins_bzl/common/cc/cc_proto_library.bzl
index 81e8df4be079cd..4d2efef8d21624 100644
--- a/src/main/starlark/builtins_bzl/common/cc/cc_proto_library.bzl
+++ b/src/main/starlark/builtins_bzl/common/cc/cc_proto_library.bzl
@@ -266,8 +266,8 @@ _cc_proto_aspect = aspect(
             default = configuration_field(fragment = "proto", name = "proto_toolchain_for_cc"),
         ),
         "_cc_toolchain": attr.label(default = "@bazel_tools//tools/cpp:current_cc_toolchain"),
-        "_cc_toolchain_type": attr.label(default = "@bazel_tools//tools/cpp:toolchain_type"),
     },
+    toolchains = cc_helper.use_cpp_toolchain(),
 )
 
 def _impl(ctx):
diff --git a/src/test/shell/bazel/bazel_proto_library_test.sh b/src/test/shell/bazel/bazel_proto_library_test.sh
index c41b4e1e678c13..17c064aac38c90 100755
--- a/src/test/shell/bazel/bazel_proto_library_test.sh
+++ b/src/test/shell/bazel/bazel_proto_library_test.sh
@@ -565,6 +565,35 @@ EOF
   bazel build //a:c || fail "build failed"
 }
 
+function test_cc_proto_library_with_toolchain_resolution() {
+  write_workspace ""
+  mkdir -p a
+  cat > a/BUILD <<EOF
+load("@rules_proto//proto:defs.bzl", "proto_library")
+proto_library(name='p', srcs=['p.proto'])
+cc_proto_library(name='cp', deps=[':p'])
+cc_library(name='c', srcs=['c.cc'], deps=[':cp'])
+EOF
+
+  cat > a/p.proto <<EOF
+syntax = "proto2";
+package a;
+message A {
+  optional int32 a = 1;
+}
+EOF
+
+  cat > a/c.cc <<EOF
+#include "a/p.pb.h"
+
+void f() {
+  a::A a;
+}
+EOF
+
+  bazel build --incompatible_enable_cc_toolchain_resolution //a:c || fail "build failed"
+}
+
 function test_cc_proto_library_import_prefix_stripping() {
   write_workspace ""
   mkdir -p a/dir