diff --git a/package/gawk/gawk.mk b/package/gawk/gawk.mk
index dd465a40f9..0a8e9b5d14 100644
--- a/package/gawk/gawk.mk
+++ b/package/gawk/gawk.mk
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ GAWK_SITE = $(BR2_GNU_MIRROR)/gawk
 GAWK_DEPENDENCIES = host-gawk
 GAWK_LICENSE = GPL-3.0+
 GAWK_LICENSE_FILES = COPYING
+GAWK_CPE_ID_VENDOR = gnu
 
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_LIBSIGSEGV),y)
 GAWK_DEPENDENCIES += libsigsegv