diff --git a/package/automake/automake.mk b/package/automake/automake.mk
index 89dcaa1293..ad8f0f474d 100644
--- a/package/automake/automake.mk
+++ b/package/automake/automake.mk
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ AUTOMAKE_SOURCE = automake-$(AUTOMAKE_VERSION).tar.xz
 AUTOMAKE_SITE = $(BR2_GNU_MIRROR)/automake
 AUTOMAKE_LICENSE = GPL-2.0+
 AUTOMAKE_LICENSE_FILES = COPYING
+AUTOMAKE_CPE_ID_VENDOR = gnu
 
 HOST_AUTOMAKE_DEPENDENCIES = host-autoconf