diff --git a/package/asn1c/asn1c.mk b/package/asn1c/asn1c.mk
index 314462a92b..e76a9f84fd 100644
--- a/package/asn1c/asn1c.mk
+++ b/package/asn1c/asn1c.mk
@@ -8,5 +8,6 @@ ASN1C_VERSION = 0.9.28
 ASN1C_SITE = https://github.com/vlm/asn1c/releases/download/v$(ASN1C_VERSION)
 ASN1C_LICENSE = BSD-2-Clause
 ASN1C_LICENSE_FILES = LICENSE
+ASN1C_CPE_ID_VALID = YES
 
 $(eval $(host-autotools-package))