diff --git a/package/libpng/libpng.mk b/package/libpng/libpng.mk
index 1a83c7e712..e4e629bbb5 100644
--- a/package/libpng/libpng.mk
+++ b/package/libpng/libpng.mk
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ LIBPNG_SOURCE = libpng-$(LIBPNG_VERSION).tar.xz
 LIBPNG_SITE = http://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/libpng/libpng$(LIBPNG_SERIES)/$(LIBPNG_VERSION)
 LIBPNG_LICENSE = Libpng-2.0
 LIBPNG_LICENSE_FILES = LICENSE
+LIBPNG_CPE_ID_VENDOR = libpng
 LIBPNG_INSTALL_STAGING = YES
 LIBPNG_DEPENDENCIES = host-pkgconf zlib
 HOST_LIBPNG_DEPENDENCIES = host-pkgconf host-zlib