diff --git a/package/upx/upx.mk b/package/upx/upx.mk
index c577dfc2df..2449fa643b 100644
--- a/package/upx/upx.mk
+++ b/package/upx/upx.mk
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ UPX_SITE = https://github.com/upx/upx/releases/download/v$(UPX_VERSION)
 UPX_SOURCE = upx-$(UPX_VERSION)-src.tar.xz
 UPX_LICENSE = GPL-2.0+
 UPX_LICENSE_FILES = COPYING
+UPX_CPE_ID_VALID = YES
 
 HOST_UPX_DEPENDENCIES = host-ucl host-zlib