diff --git a/package/botan/botan.mk b/package/botan/botan.mk
index 0f251fc350..f809aa2e0d 100644
--- a/package/botan/botan.mk
+++ b/package/botan/botan.mk
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ BOTAN_SOURCE = Botan-$(BOTAN_VERSION).tar.xz
 BOTAN_SITE = http://botan.randombit.net/releases
 BOTAN_LICENSE = BSD-2-Clause
 BOTAN_LICENSE_FILES = license.txt
+BOTAN_CPE_ID_VALID = YES
 
 BOTAN_INSTALL_STAGING = YES