diff --git a/package/strace/strace.mk b/package/strace/strace.mk
index 6ec3c2c068..646be41e5b 100644
--- a/package/strace/strace.mk
+++ b/package/strace/strace.mk
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ STRACE_SOURCE = strace-$(STRACE_VERSION).tar.xz
 STRACE_SITE = https://strace.io/files/$(STRACE_VERSION)
 STRACE_LICENSE = LGPL-2.1+
 STRACE_LICENSE_FILES = COPYING LGPL-2.1-or-later
+STRACE_CPE_ID_VALID = YES
 STRACE_CONF_OPTS = --enable-mpers=no
 
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_LIBUNWIND),y)