diff --git a/package/patchelf/patchelf.mk b/package/patchelf/patchelf.mk
index c583b228a3..911db48e18 100644
--- a/package/patchelf/patchelf.mk
+++ b/package/patchelf/patchelf.mk
@@ -10,5 +10,6 @@ PATCHELF_SITE = \
 PATCHELF_SOURCE = patchelf-$(PATCHELF_VERSION).tar.bz2
 PATCHELF_LICENSE = GPL-3.0+
 PATCHELF_LICENSE_FILES = COPYING
+PATCHELF_CPE_ID_VALID = YES
 
 $(eval $(host-autotools-package))