diff --git a/package/m4/m4.mk b/package/m4/m4.mk
index d498754b35..da739a5f0c 100644
--- a/package/m4/m4.mk
+++ b/package/m4/m4.mk
@@ -9,5 +9,6 @@ M4_SOURCE = m4-$(M4_VERSION).tar.xz
 M4_SITE = $(BR2_GNU_MIRROR)/m4
 M4_LICENSE = GPL-3.0+
 M4_LICENSE_FILES = COPYING
+M4_CPE_ID_VENDOR = gnu
 
 $(eval $(host-autotools-package))