diff --git a/package/libedit/libedit.mk b/package/libedit/libedit.mk
index ea7f98fdbd..98e29a9b1a 100644
--- a/package/libedit/libedit.mk
+++ b/package/libedit/libedit.mk
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ LIBEDIT_INSTALL_STAGING = YES
 LIBEDIT_DEPENDENCIES = ncurses
 LIBEDIT_LICENSE = BSD-3-Clause
 LIBEDIT_LICENSE_FILES = COPYING
+LIBEDIT_CPE_ID_VALID = YES
 
 # We're patching configure.ac
 LIBEDIT_AUTORECONF = YES