diff --git a/package/cjson/cjson.mk b/package/cjson/cjson.mk
index 31fef74d9b..4bfab3b646 100644
--- a/package/cjson/cjson.mk
+++ b/package/cjson/cjson.mk
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ CJSON_SITE = $(call github,DaveGamble,cjson,v$(CJSON_VERSION))
 CJSON_INSTALL_STAGING = YES
 CJSON_LICENSE = MIT
 CJSON_LICENSE_FILES = LICENSE
+CJSON_CPE_ID_VALID = YES
 # Set ENABLE_CUSTOM_COMPILER_FLAGS to OFF in particular to disable
 # -fstack-protector-strong which depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_SSP
 CJSON_CONF_OPTS += \