diff --git a/package/netcat/netcat.mk b/package/netcat/netcat.mk
index eb7ddcac27..c9d7952e59 100644
--- a/package/netcat/netcat.mk
+++ b/package/netcat/netcat.mk
@@ -8,5 +8,6 @@ NETCAT_VERSION = 0.7.1
 NETCAT_SITE = http://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/netcat/netcat/$(NETCAT_VERSION)
 NETCAT_LICENSE = GPL-2.0+
 NETCAT_LICENSE_FILES = COPYING
+NETCAT_CPE_ID_VALID = YES
 
 $(eval $(autotools-package))