diff --git a/package/nano/nano.mk b/package/nano/nano.mk
index 0a12b528cb..3fccae0dfb 100644
--- a/package/nano/nano.mk
+++ b/package/nano/nano.mk
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ NANO_LICENSE = GPL-3.0+
 NANO_LICENSE_FILES = COPYING
 NANO_DEPENDENCIES = ncurses
 
+NANO_CPE_ID_VENDOR = gnu
+
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_NCURSES_WCHAR),y)
 NANO_CONF_ENV += ac_cv_prog_NCURSESW_CONFIG=$(STAGING_DIR)/usr/bin/$(NCURSES_CONFIG_SCRIPTS)
 else