diff --git a/pylint/checkers/classes/class_checker.py b/pylint/checkers/classes/class_checker.py
index e2806ef4331..67acd25af56 100644
--- a/pylint/checkers/classes/class_checker.py
+++ b/pylint/checkers/classes/class_checker.py
@@ -2098,19 +2098,9 @@ def _check_init(self, node: nodes.FunctionDef, klass_node: nodes.ClassDef) -> No
             if node_frame_class(method) in parents_with_called_inits:
                 return
 
-            # Return if klass is protocol
-            if klass.qname() in utils.TYPING_PROTOCOLS:
+            if utils.is_protocol_class(klass):
                 return
 
-            # Return if any of the klass' first-order bases is protocol
-            for base in klass.bases:
-                try:
-                    for inf_base in base.infer():
-                        if inf_base.qname() in utils.TYPING_PROTOCOLS:
-                            return
-                except astroid.InferenceError:
-                    continue
-
             if decorated_with(node, ["typing.overload"]):
                 continue
             self.add_message(
diff --git a/pylint/checkers/utils.py b/pylint/checkers/utils.py
index 65df5096d00..585c3f894b0 100644
--- a/pylint/checkers/utils.py
+++ b/pylint/checkers/utils.py
@@ -1657,14 +1657,23 @@ def is_protocol_class(cls: nodes.NodeNG) -> bool:
     """Check if the given node represents a protocol class.
 
     :param cls: The node to check
-    :returns: True if the node is a typing protocol class, false otherwise.
+    :returns: True if the node is or inherits from typing.Protocol directly, false otherwise.
     """
     if not isinstance(cls, nodes.ClassDef):
         return False
 
-    # Use .ancestors() since not all protocol classes can have
-    # their mro deduced.
-    return any(parent.qname() in TYPING_PROTOCOLS for parent in cls.ancestors())
+    # Return if klass is protocol
+    if cls.qname() in TYPING_PROTOCOLS:
+        return True
+
+    for base in cls.bases:
+        try:
+            for inf_base in base.infer():
+                if inf_base.qname() in TYPING_PROTOCOLS:
+                    return True
+        except astroid.InferenceError:
+            continue
+    return False
 
 
 def is_call_of_name(node: nodes.NodeNG, name: str) -> bool:
diff --git a/tests/functional/p/protocol_classes_abstract.py b/tests/functional/p/protocol_classes_abstract.py
index f417d9729f5..7b7b89f42da 100644
--- a/tests/functional/p/protocol_classes_abstract.py
+++ b/tests/functional/p/protocol_classes_abstract.py
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-"""Test that classes inheriting from protocols should not warn about abstract-method."""
+"""Test that classes inheriting directly from Protocol should not warn about abstract-method."""
 
 # pylint: disable=too-few-public-methods,disallowed-name,invalid-name
 
-from abc import abstractmethod
+from abc import abstractmethod, ABCMeta
 from typing import Protocol, Literal
 
 
@@ -28,9 +28,11 @@ class FooBarProtocol(FooProtocol, BarProtocol, Protocol):
     """FooBar Protocol"""
 
 
-class IndirectProtocol(FooProtocol):
+class IndirectProtocol(FooProtocol):  # [abstract-method]
     """Doesn't subclass typing.Protocol directly"""
 
+class AbcProtocol(FooProtocol, metaclass=ABCMeta):
+    """Doesn't subclass typing.Protocol but uses metaclass directly"""
 
 class FooBar(FooBarProtocol):
     """FooBar object"""
diff --git a/tests/functional/p/protocol_classes_abstract.txt b/tests/functional/p/protocol_classes_abstract.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..70e9b16b3ca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/functional/p/protocol_classes_abstract.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+abstract-method:31:0:31:22:IndirectProtocol:Method 'foo' is abstract in class 'FooProtocol' but is not overridden in child class 'IndirectProtocol':INFERENCE