diff --git a/package/privoxy/privoxy.mk b/package/privoxy/privoxy.mk
index 5c1f862bfd..7f0e5bb3a1 100644
--- a/package/privoxy/privoxy.mk
+++ b/package/privoxy/privoxy.mk
@@ -12,5 +12,6 @@ PRIVOXY_AUTORECONF = YES
 PRIVOXY_DEPENDENCIES = pcre zlib
 PRIVOXY_LICENSE = GPL-2.0+
 PRIVOXY_LICENSE_FILES = LICENSE
+PRIVOXY_CPE_ID_VENDOR = privoxy
 
 $(eval $(autotools-package))