diff --git a/package/heimdal/heimdal.mk b/package/heimdal/heimdal.mk
index 5c0570fdd1..b72778f396 100644
--- a/package/heimdal/heimdal.mk
+++ b/package/heimdal/heimdal.mk
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ HOST_HEIMDAL_CONF_OPTS = \
 HOST_HEIMDAL_CONF_ENV = MAKEINFO=true
 HEIMDAL_LICENSE = BSD-3-Clause
 HEIMDAL_LICENSE_FILES = LICENSE
+HEIMDAL_CPE_ID_VALID = YES
 
 # We need asn1_compile in the PATH for samba4
 define HOST_HEIMDAL_MAKE_SYMLINK