diff --git a/package/putty/putty.mk b/package/putty/putty.mk
index 8f9564bc38..c40cac9dc5 100644
--- a/package/putty/putty.mk
+++ b/package/putty/putty.mk
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ PUTTY_VERSION = 0.74
 PUTTY_SITE = http://the.earth.li/~sgtatham/putty/$(PUTTY_VERSION)
 PUTTY_LICENSE = MIT
 PUTTY_LICENSE_FILES = LICENCE
+PUTTY_CPE_ID_VENDOR = putty
 PUTTY_CONF_OPTS = --disable-gtktest
 PUTTY_CONF_ENV = CFLAGS="$(TARGET_CFLAGS) -Wno-error"