diff --git a/source/server/config/http/empty_http_filter_config.h b/source/server/config/http/empty_http_filter_config.h
index 9bda319f785e4..9110d5a15285c 100644
--- a/source/server/config/http/empty_http_filter_config.h
+++ b/source/server/config/http/empty_http_filter_config.h
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ class EmptyHttpFilterConfig : public NamedHttpFilterConfigFactory {
   }
 
   ProtobufTypes::MessagePtr createEmptyConfigProto() override {
-    return ProtobufTypes::MessagePtr{new Envoy::Protobuf::Empty()};
+    return ProtobufTypes::MessagePtr{new Envoy::ProtobufWkt::Empty()};
   }
 };