diff --git a/libs/c-ares/Makefile b/libs/c-ares/Makefile
index 6b7582411..2d8f6144a 100644
--- a/libs/c-ares/Makefile
+++ b/libs/c-ares/Makefile
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ PKG_CPE_ID:=cpe:/a:c-ares_project:c-ares
 PKG_SOURCE:=$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.gz
 PKG_SOURCE_URL:=https://c-ares.haxx.se/download
 PKG_HASH:=45d3c1fd29263ceec2afc8ff9cd06d5f8f889636eb4e80ce3cc7f0eaf7aadc6e
-PKG_CPE_ID:=cpe:/a:c-ares_project:c-ares
 
 PKG_FIXUP:=autoreconf
 PKG_INSTALL:=1