diff --git a/package/ipmitool/ipmitool.mk b/package/ipmitool/ipmitool.mk
index 123dd274f4..29a0476589 100644
--- a/package/ipmitool/ipmitool.mk
+++ b/package/ipmitool/ipmitool.mk
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ IPMITOOL_SOURCE = ipmitool-$(IPMITOOL_VERSION).tar.bz2
 IPMITOOL_SITE = http://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/ipmitool/ipmitool/$(IPMITOOL_VERSION)
 IPMITOOL_LICENSE = BSD-3-Clause
 IPMITOOL_LICENSE_FILES = COPYING
+IPMITOOL_CPE_ID_VALID = YES
 
 # 0008-fru-Fix-buffer-overflow-vulnerabilities.patch
 # 0009-fru-Fix-buffer-overflow-in-ipmi_spd_print_fru.patch