diff --git a/package/libnids/libnids.mk b/package/libnids/libnids.mk
index fb3df318b4..4a9138b80e 100644
--- a/package/libnids/libnids.mk
+++ b/package/libnids/libnids.mk
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ LIBNIDS_VERSION = 1.24
 LIBNIDS_SITE = https://sourceforge.net/projects/libnids/files/libnids/$(LIBNIDS_VERSION)
 LIBNIDS_LICENSE = GPL-2.0
 LIBNIDS_LICENSE_FILES = COPYING
+LIBNIDS_CPE_ID_VENDOR = libnids_project
 LIBNIDS_INSTALL_STAGING = YES
 LIBNIDS_DEPENDENCIES = host-pkgconf libpcap
 LIBNIDS_AUTORECONF = YES