diff --git a/package/squid/squid.mk b/package/squid/squid.mk
index 1ba375e547..473af2ac12 100644
--- a/package/squid/squid.mk
+++ b/package/squid/squid.mk
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ SQUID_SOURCE = squid-$(SQUID_VERSION).tar.xz
 SQUID_SITE = http://www.squid-cache.org/Versions/v4
 SQUID_LICENSE = GPL-2.0+
 SQUID_LICENSE_FILES = COPYING
+SQUID_CPE_ID_VENDOR = squid-cache
 SQUID_DEPENDENCIES = libcap host-libcap libxml2 host-pkgconf \
 	$(if $(BR2_PACKAGE_LIBNETFILTER_CONNTRACK),libnetfilter_conntrack)
 SQUID_CONF_ENV = \