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 29f86bd..c675939b 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
@@ -44,8 +44,19 @@
 
     return [cc_files_provider, files_provider, cc_info_provider]
 
+def _aspect_impl():
+    pass
+
+_cc_proto_aspect = aspect(
+    implementation = _aspect_impl,
+    attr_aspects = ["deps"],
+    fragments = semantics.get_proto_fragments(),
+    required_providers = [ProtoInfo],
+    provides = [CcInfo],
+    attrs = semantics.get_proto_attrs(),
+)
+
 def _create_cc_proto_library_rule():
-    aspects = semantics.get_proto_aspects()
     return rule(
         output_to_genfiles = True,
         implementation = _rule_impl,
@@ -54,7 +65,7 @@
                 # aspects = [_cc_proto_aspect], todo(dbabkin): return aspet after fix b/123988498
                 # TODO(cmita): use Starlark aspect after b/145508948, or when proto_library
                 # doesn't need to propagate
-                aspects = aspects,
+                aspects = [_cc_proto_aspect],
                 allow_rules = ["proto_library"],
                 providers = [ProtoInfo, CcInfo],  # todo(dbabkin): remove CcInfo after fix b/123988498
             ),
diff --git a/src/main/starlark/builtins_bzl/common/cc/semantics.bzl b/src/main/starlark/builtins_bzl/common/cc/semantics.bzl
index 4124e21..c9d3cb8 100644
--- a/src/main/starlark/builtins_bzl/common/cc/semantics.bzl
+++ b/src/main/starlark/builtins_bzl/common/cc/semantics.bzl
@@ -18,6 +18,12 @@
 
 cc_common = _builtins.toplevel.cc_common
 
+def _get_proto_attrs():
+    return {}
+
+def _get_proto_fragments():
+    return []
+
 def _get_proto_aspects():
     return []
 
@@ -194,4 +200,6 @@
     get_proto_cc_files = _get_proto_cc_files,
     get_cc_files_provider = _get_cc_files_provider,
     get_proto_aspects = _get_proto_aspects,
+    get_proto_fragments = _get_proto_fragments,
+    get_proto_attrs = _get_proto_attrs,
 )