diff --git a/package/popt/popt.mk b/package/popt/popt.mk
index 5c4863ce40..f00bf115ee 100644
--- a/package/popt/popt.mk
+++ b/package/popt/popt.mk
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ POPT_SITE = http://ftp.rpm.org/popt/releases/popt-1.x
 POPT_INSTALL_STAGING = YES
 POPT_LICENSE = MIT
 POPT_LICENSE_FILES = COPYING
+POPT_CPE_ID_VENDOR = popt_project
+
 POPT_GETTEXTIZE = YES
 POPT_DEPENDENCIES = $(TARGET_NLS_DEPENDENCIES)
 # We're patching configure.ac