diff --git a/package/libmicrohttpd/libmicrohttpd.mk b/package/libmicrohttpd/libmicrohttpd.mk
index e3469df423..6eee597c34 100644
--- a/package/libmicrohttpd/libmicrohttpd.mk
+++ b/package/libmicrohttpd/libmicrohttpd.mk
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 LIBMICROHTTPD_VERSION = 0.9.72
 LIBMICROHTTPD_SITE = $(BR2_GNU_MIRROR)/libmicrohttpd
 LIBMICROHTTPD_LICENSE_FILES = COPYING
+LIBMICROHTTPD_CPE_ID_VENDOR = gnu
 LIBMICROHTTPD_INSTALL_STAGING = YES
 LIBMICROHTTPD_CONF_OPTS = --disable-curl --disable-examples
 LIBMICROHTTPD_CFLAGS = $(TARGET_CFLAGS) -std=c99