diff --git a/package/gcc/gcc-initial/gcc-initial.mk b/package/gcc/gcc-initial/gcc-initial.mk
index 18d5cef0f8..3c484c901f 100644
--- a/package/gcc/gcc-initial/gcc-initial.mk
+++ b/package/gcc/gcc-initial/gcc-initial.mk
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@ GCC_INITIAL_SOURCE = $(GCC_SOURCE)
 HOST_GCC_INITIAL_LICENSE = $(HOST_GCC_LICENSE)
 HOST_GCC_INITIAL_LICENSE_FILES = $(HOST_GCC_LICENSE_FILES)
 
+GCC_INITIAL_CPE_ID_VENDOR = gnu
+GCC_INITIAL_CPE_ID_PRODUCT = gcc
+
 # We do not have a 'gcc' package per-se; we only have two incarnations,
 # gcc-initial and gcc-final. gcc-initial is just an internal step that
 # users should not care about, while gcc-final is the one they shall see.