diff --git a/package/json-for-modern-cpp/json-for-modern-cpp.mk b/package/json-for-modern-cpp/json-for-modern-cpp.mk
index 6e21723fd4..ffc419e6d1 100644
--- a/package/json-for-modern-cpp/json-for-modern-cpp.mk
+++ b/package/json-for-modern-cpp/json-for-modern-cpp.mk
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ JSON_FOR_MODERN_CPP_SOURCE = json-$(JSON_FOR_MODERN_CPP_VERSION).tar.gz
 JSON_FOR_MODERN_CPP_SITE = $(call github,nlohmann,json,v$(JSON_FOR_MODERN_CPP_VERSION))
 JSON_FOR_MODERN_CPP_LICENSE = MIT
 JSON_FOR_MODERN_CPP_LICENSE_FILES = LICENSE.MIT
+JSON_FOR_MODERN_CPP_CPE_ID_VENDOR = json-for-modern-cpp_project
+
 JSON_FOR_MODERN_CPP_INSTALL_STAGING = YES
 # header only library
 JSON_FOR_MODERN_CPP_INSTALL_TARGET = NO