diff --git a/package/rabbitmq-c/rabbitmq-c.mk b/package/rabbitmq-c/rabbitmq-c.mk
index d25673b59b..2c7d15c0ad 100644
--- a/package/rabbitmq-c/rabbitmq-c.mk
+++ b/package/rabbitmq-c/rabbitmq-c.mk
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ RABBITMQ_C_VERSION = 0.10.0
 RABBITMQ_C_SITE = $(call github,alanxz,rabbitmq-c,v$(RABBITMQ_C_VERSION))
 RABBITMQ_C_LICENSE = MIT
 RABBITMQ_C_LICENSE_FILES = LICENSE-MIT
+RABBITMQ_C_CPE_ID_VALID = YES
 RABBITMQ_C_INSTALL_STAGING = YES
 RABBITMQ_C_CONF_OPTS = \
 	-DBUILD_API_DOCS=OFF \