diff --git a/depends/Makefile b/depends/Makefile
index d23002a5e..90cb83394 100644
--- a/depends/Makefile
+++ b/depends/Makefile
@@ -75,8 +75,9 @@ include packages/packages.mk
 rust_packages_$(NO_RUST) = $(rust_packages)
 wallet_packages_$(NO_WALLET) = $(wallet_packages)
 upnp_packages_$(NO_UPNP) = $(upnp_packages)
+proton_packages_$(NO_PROTON) = $(proton_packages)
 
-packages += $($(host_arch)_$(host_os)_packages) $($(host_os)_packages) $(rust_packages_) $(wallet_packages_) $(upnp_packages_)
+packages += $($(host_arch)_$(host_os)_packages) $($(host_os)_packages) $(rust_packages_) $(proton_packages_) $(wallet_packages_) $(upnp_packages_)
 native_packages += $($(host_arch)_$(host_os)_native_packages) $($(host_os)_native_packages)
 all_packages = $(packages) $(native_packages)
 
diff --git a/depends/packages/packages.mk b/depends/packages/packages.mk
index 33f45aea3..5e45dbe98 100644
--- a/depends/packages/packages.mk
+++ b/depends/packages/packages.mk
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 rust_packages := rust librustzcash
+proton_packages := proton
 zcash_packages := libsnark libgmp libsodium
-packages := boost openssl libevent zeromq $(zcash_packages) googletest googlemock proton
+packages := boost openssl libevent zeromq $(zcash_packages) googletest googlemock
 native_packages := native_ccache
 
 wallet_packages=bdb
diff --git a/zcutil/build.sh b/zcutil/build.sh
index 2e3837f3a..71cff726b 100755
--- a/zcutil/build.sh
+++ b/zcutil/build.sh
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ Usage:
 $0 --help
   Show this help message and exit.
 
-$0 [ --enable-lcov || --disable-tests ] [ --disable-mining ] [ --disable-rust ] [ MAKEARGS... ]
+$0 [ --enable-lcov || --disable-tests ] [ --disable-mining ] [ --disable-rust ] [ --disable-proton ] [ MAKEARGS... ]
   Build Zcash and most of its transitive dependencies from
   source. MAKEARGS are applied to both dependencies and Zcash itself.
 
@@ -46,6 +46,10 @@ $0 [ --enable-lcov || --disable-tests ] [ --disable-mining ] [ --disable-rust ]
 
   If --disable-rust is passed, Zcash is configured to not build any Rust language
   assets. It must be passed after mining/test arguments, if present.
+
+  If --disable-proton is passed, Zcash is configured to not build the Apache
+  Qpid Proton library required for AMQP support.  It must be passed after the
+  test arguments, if present.
 EOF
     exit 0
 fi
@@ -84,9 +88,17 @@ then
     shift
 fi
 
+# If --disable-proton is the next argument, disable building Proton code:
+PROTON_ARG=''
+if [ "x${1:-}" = 'x--disable-proton' ]
+then
+    PROTON_ARG='--enable-proton=no'
+    shift
+fi
+
 PREFIX="$(pwd)/depends/$BUILD/"
 
-HOST="$HOST" BUILD="$BUILD" NO_RUST="$RUST_ARG" "$MAKE" "$@" -C ./depends/ V=1
+HOST="$HOST" BUILD="$BUILD" NO_RUST="$RUST_ARG" NO_PROTON="$PROTON_ARG" "$MAKE" "$@" -C ./depends/ V=1
 ./autogen.sh
-CC="$CC" CXX="$CXX" ./configure --prefix="${PREFIX}" --host="$HOST" --build="$BUILD" "$RUST_ARG" "$HARDENING_ARG" "$LCOV_ARG" "$TEST_ARG" "$MINING_ARG" CXXFLAGS='-fwrapv -fno-strict-aliasing -Werror -g'
+CC="$CC" CXX="$CXX" ./configure --prefix="${PREFIX}" --host="$HOST" --build="$BUILD" "$RUST_ARG" "$HARDENING_ARG" "$LCOV_ARG" "$TEST_ARG" "$MINING_ARG" "$PROTON_ARG" CXXFLAGS='-fwrapv -fno-strict-aliasing -Werror -g'
 "$MAKE" "$@" V=1