diff --git a/package/axel/axel.mk b/package/axel/axel.mk
index 2118a3438e..8dbf277b88 100644
--- a/package/axel/axel.mk
+++ b/package/axel/axel.mk
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ AXEL_SITE = https://github.com/axel-download-accelerator/axel/releases/download/
 AXEL_SOURCE = axel-$(AXEL_VERSION).tar.xz
 AXEL_LICENSE = GPL-2.0+
 AXEL_LICENSE_FILES = COPYING
+AXEL_CPE_ID_VALID = YES
 AXEL_DEPENDENCIES = host-pkgconf $(TARGET_NLS_DEPENDENCIES)
 
 # ac_cv_prog_cc_c99 is required for BR2_USE_WCHAR=n because the C99 test