diff --git a/devel/jsoncpp/Makefile b/devel/jsoncpp/Makefile
index 30361f44e0e5..8f2ac63f3561 100644
--- a/devel/jsoncpp/Makefile
+++ b/devel/jsoncpp/Makefile
@@ -10,11 +10,12 @@ COMMENT=	JSON reader and writer library for C++
 LICENSE=	MIT
 LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/LICENSE
 
-USES=		compiler:c++11-lang meson pkgconfig python:3.6+,build,test
+USES=		compiler:c++11-lang cpe meson pkgconfig python:3.6+,build,test
 USE_GITHUB=	yes
 GH_ACCOUNT=	open-source-parsers
 MESON_ARGS=	--default-library=both
 USE_LDCONFIG=	yes
+CPE_VENDOR=	jsoncpp_project
 
 TEST_TARGET=	test