diff --git a/package/openvmtools/openvmtools.mk b/package/openvmtools/openvmtools.mk
index 0f5c86fe6d..58876c877a 100644
--- a/package/openvmtools/openvmtools.mk
+++ b/package/openvmtools/openvmtools.mk
@@ -13,6 +13,10 @@ OPENVMTOOLS_LICENSE_FILES = COPYING
 OPENVMTOOLS_CPE_ID_VENDOR = vmware
 OPENVMTOOLS_CPE_ID_PRODUCT = tools
 
+# This CVE affects a Wordpress plugin. VMware information,
+# previously connected to this CVE ID because of a typo, is at CVE-2022-31693
+OPENVMTOOLS_IGNORE_CVES += CVE-2021-31693
+
 # 0013-Properly-check-authorization-on-incoming-guestOps-re.patch
 OPENVMTOOLS_IGNORE_CVES += CVE-2022-31676