diff --git a/package/binutils/binutils.mk b/package/binutils/binutils.mk
index d978b424be..aff7f4ba86 100644
--- a/package/binutils/binutils.mk
+++ b/package/binutils/binutils.mk
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ BINUTILS_DEPENDENCIES = $(TARGET_NLS_DEPENDENCIES)
 BINUTILS_MAKE_OPTS = LIBS=$(TARGET_NLS_LIBS)
 BINUTILS_LICENSE = GPL-3.0+, libiberty LGPL-2.1+
 BINUTILS_LICENSE_FILES = COPYING3 COPYING.LIB
+BINUTILS_CPE_ID_VENDOR = gnu
 
 ifeq ($(BINUTILS_FROM_GIT),y)
 BINUTILS_DEPENDENCIES += host-flex host-bison