diff --git a/package/powerpc-utils/powerpc-utils.mk b/package/powerpc-utils/powerpc-utils.mk
index cd96435a78..2f8b7d3b96 100644
--- a/package/powerpc-utils/powerpc-utils.mk
+++ b/package/powerpc-utils/powerpc-utils.mk
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ POWERPC_UTILS_DEPENDENCIES = zlib
 POWERPC_UTILS_AUTORECONF = YES
 POWERPC_UTILS_LICENSE = GPL-2.0+
 POWERPC_UTILS_LICENSE_FILES = COPYING
+POWERPC_UTILS_CPE_ID_VALID = YES
 
 POWERPC_UTILS_CONF_ENV = \
 	ax_cv_check_cflags___fstack_protector_all=$(if $(BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_SSP),yes,no)