diff --git a/.semaphore/semaphore-scheduled-builds.yml b/.semaphore/semaphore-scheduled-builds.yml
index 786debfcf64..492a985c5d6 100644
--- a/.semaphore/semaphore-scheduled-builds.yml
+++ b/.semaphore/semaphore-scheduled-builds.yml
@@ -543,6 +543,10 @@ blocks:
   task:
     prologue:
       commands:
+        # The Makefile sometimes tries to rebuild the protobuf files on non-amd architectures
+        # even when they don't need to be. Touch the file to update the timestamp. We know
+        # they will be up-to-date due to preflight checks.
+        - touch goldmane/protobuf/api.pb.go
         - cd goldmane
     jobs:
       - name: make ci
diff --git a/.semaphore/semaphore.yml b/.semaphore/semaphore.yml
index ef031663bd8..9fe996ab630 100644
--- a/.semaphore/semaphore.yml
+++ b/.semaphore/semaphore.yml
@@ -543,6 +543,10 @@ blocks:
   task:
     prologue:
       commands:
+        # The Makefile sometimes tries to rebuild the protobuf files on non-amd architectures
+        # even when they don't need to be. Touch the file to update the timestamp. We know
+        # they will be up-to-date due to preflight checks.
+        - touch goldmane/protobuf/api.pb.go
         - cd goldmane
     jobs:
       - name: make ci