diff --git a/package/flac/flac.mk b/package/flac/flac.mk
index f2922ffefc..15d4eefb37 100644
--- a/package/flac/flac.mk
+++ b/package/flac/flac.mk
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ FLAC_INSTALL_STAGING = YES
 FLAC_DEPENDENCIES = $(if $(BR2_PACKAGE_LIBICONV),libiconv)
 FLAC_LICENSE = Xiph BSD-like (libFLAC), GPL-2.0+ (tools), LGPL-2.1+ (other libraries)
 FLAC_LICENSE_FILES = COPYING.Xiph COPYING.GPL COPYING.LGPL
+FLAC_CPE_ID_VALID = YES
 
 # patch touching configure.ac
 FLAC_AUTORECONF = YES