diff --git a/devel/rubygem-avro/Makefile b/devel/rubygem-avro/Makefile
index 81efb5445df2..85b3bb727b22 100644
--- a/devel/rubygem-avro/Makefile
+++ b/devel/rubygem-avro/Makefile
@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@ LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/LICENSE
 
 RUN_DEPENDS=	rubygem-multi_json>=1<2:devel/rubygem-multi_json
 
-USES=		gem
+USES=		cpe gem
+CPE_VENDOR=	apache
 USE_RUBY=	yes
 
 NO_ARCH=	yes