diff --git a/package/socat/socat.mk b/package/socat/socat.mk
index 4bfdc18f91..aedc21c3e3 100644
--- a/package/socat/socat.mk
+++ b/package/socat/socat.mk
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ SOCAT_SOURCE = socat-$(SOCAT_VERSION).tar.bz2
 SOCAT_SITE = http://www.dest-unreach.org/socat/download
 SOCAT_LICENSE = GPL-2.0 with OpenSSL exception
 SOCAT_LICENSE_FILES = README COPYING COPYING.OpenSSL
+SOCAT_CPE_ID_VENDOR = dest-unreach
 
 ifeq ($(BR2_powerpc)$(BR2_powerpc64)$(BR2_powerpc64le),y)
 SOCAT_CONF_ENV += \