diff --git a/package/protobuf-c/protobuf-c.mk b/package/protobuf-c/protobuf-c.mk
index baea4d623f..7dd3b09a6c 100644
--- a/package/protobuf-c/protobuf-c.mk
+++ b/package/protobuf-c/protobuf-c.mk
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ PROTOBUF_C_CONF_OPTS = --disable-protoc
 PROTOBUF_C_INSTALL_STAGING = YES
 PROTOBUF_C_LICENSE = BSD-2-Clause
 PROTOBUF_C_LICENSE_FILES = LICENSE
+PROTOBUF_C_CPE_ID_VENDOR = protobuf-c_project
 PROTOBUF_C_AUTORECONF = YES
 HOST_PROTOBUF_C_AUTORECONF = YES