diff --git a/package/giflib/giflib.mk b/package/giflib/giflib.mk
index 3dd17972e0..9b4f602db6 100644
--- a/package/giflib/giflib.mk
+++ b/package/giflib/giflib.mk
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ GIFLIB_SITE = http://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/giflib
 GIFLIB_INSTALL_STAGING = YES
 GIFLIB_LICENSE = MIT
 GIFLIB_LICENSE_FILES = COPYING
+GIFLIB_CPE_ID_VALID = YES
 
 ifeq ($(BR2_STATIC_LIBS),y)
 GIFLIB_BUILD_LIBS = static-lib