diff --git a/package/lightning/lightning.mk b/package/lightning/lightning.mk
index 38b132e082..c0036e5cd1 100644
--- a/package/lightning/lightning.mk
+++ b/package/lightning/lightning.mk
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ LIGHTNING_SITE = $(BR2_GNU_MIRROR)/lightning
 LIGHTNING_LICENSE = LGPL-3.0+
 LIGHTNING_LICENSE_FILES = COPYING.LESSER
 LIGHTNING_INSTALL_STAGING = YES
+LIGHTNING_CPE_ID_VENDOR = gnu
 # We're patching include/Makefile.am
 LIGHTNING_AUTORECONF = YES