diff --git a/package/netsurf/netsurf.mk b/package/netsurf/netsurf.mk
index 5677b6946c..1064698c12 100644
--- a/package/netsurf/netsurf.mk
+++ b/package/netsurf/netsurf.mk
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ NETSURF_SOURCE = netsurf-all-$(NETSURF_VERSION).tar.gz
 NETSURF_SITE = http://download.netsurf-browser.org/netsurf/releases/source-full
 NETSURF_LICENSE = GPL-2.0
 NETSURF_LICENSE_FILES = netsurf/COPYING
+NETSURF_CPE_ID_VENDOR = netsurf-browser
 # host-vim needed for the xxd utility
 NETSURF_DEPENDENCIES = expat jpeg libpng \
 	host-bison host-flex host-gperf host-pkgconf host-vim