diff --git a/package/lsof/lsof.mk b/package/lsof/lsof.mk
index 66911dddb9..8d9c1b60e3 100644
--- a/package/lsof/lsof.mk
+++ b/package/lsof/lsof.mk
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ LSOF_LICENSE = lsof license
 # License is repeated in each file, this is a relatively small one.
 # It is also defined in 00README, but that contains a lot of other cruft.
 LSOF_LICENSE_FILES = dialects/linux/dproto.h
+LSOF_CPE_ID_VENDOR = lsof_project
 
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_LIBTIRPC),y)
 LSOF_DEPENDENCIES += libtirpc