diff --git a/package/net-tools/net-tools.mk b/package/net-tools/net-tools.mk
index 985fe2e35e..eb268a6e14 100644
--- a/package/net-tools/net-tools.mk
+++ b/package/net-tools/net-tools.mk
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ NET_TOOLS_SITE = git://git.code.sf.net/p/net-tools/code
 NET_TOOLS_DEPENDENCIES = $(TARGET_NLS_DEPENDENCIES)
 NET_TOOLS_LICENSE = GPL-2.0+
 NET_TOOLS_LICENSE_FILES = COPYING
+NET_TOOLS_CPE_ID_VENDOR = net-tools_project
 
 define NET_TOOLS_CONFIGURE_CMDS
 	(cd $(@D); yes "" | ./configure.sh config.in )