diff --git a/package/oniguruma/oniguruma.mk b/package/oniguruma/oniguruma.mk
index e7aaa43c2f..ef63a5e8a7 100644
--- a/package/oniguruma/oniguruma.mk
+++ b/package/oniguruma/oniguruma.mk
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ ONIGURUMA_SITE = \
 ONIGURUMA_SOURCE = onig-$(ONIGURUMA_VERSION).tar.gz
 ONIGURUMA_LICENSE = BSD-2-Clause
 ONIGURUMA_LICENSE_FILES = COPYING
+ONIGURUMA_CPE_ID_VALID = YES
 ONIGURUMA_INSTALL_STAGING = YES
 
 $(eval $(autotools-package))