diff --git a/devel/protobuf/Makefile b/devel/protobuf/Makefile
index db428322d11b..94375bbf830c 100644
--- a/devel/protobuf/Makefile
+++ b/devel/protobuf/Makefile
@@ -1,41 +1,43 @@
 # Created by: vanilla
 
 PORTNAME=	protobuf
 PORTVERSION=	3.17.3
 DISTVERSIONPREFIX=	cpp-
 PORTEPOCH=	1
 CATEGORIES=	devel
 MASTER_SITES=	https://github.com/protocolbuffers/protobuf/releases/download/v${PORTVERSION}/
 
 MAINTAINER=	sunpoet@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Data interchange format library
 
 LICENSE=	BSD3CLAUSE
 LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/LICENSE
 
 BROKEN_sparc64=	fails to compile: no atomic ops available
 
 TEST_DEPENDS=	googletest>=0:devel/googletest
 
-USES=		compiler:c++11-lang gmake libtool localbase pathfix pkgconfig
+USES=		compiler:c++11-lang cpe gmake libtool localbase pathfix pkgconfig
+
+CPE_VENDOR=	google
 
 CFLAGS+=	-D_THREAD_SAFE -DGOOGLE_PROTOBUF_NO_RTTI -I${WRKSRC}/src
 CONFIGURE_ENV=	CC_FOR_BUILD="${CC}" \
 		CFLAGS_FOR_BUILD="${CFLAGS}" \
 		CPPFLAGS_FOR_BUILD="${CPPFLAGS}" \
 		CXX_FOR_BUILD="${CXX}" \
 		CXXFLAGS_FOR_BUILD="${CXXFLAGS}" \
 		LDFLAGS_FOR_BUILD="${LDFLAGS}"
 GNU_CONFIGURE=	yes
 INSTALL_TARGET=	install-strip
 TEST_ARGS=	${MAKE_ARGS} ${_MAKE_JOBS}
 TEST_TARGET=	check
 USE_CXXSTD=	c++11
 USE_LDCONFIG=	yes
 WRKSRC=		${WRKDIR}/${PORTNAME}-${PORTVERSION}
 
 post-patch:
 	@${REINPLACE_CMD} -e 's|^check-local:|disabled-&|' ${WRKSRC}/Makefile.in
 	@${REINPLACE_CMD} -Ee 's,[^ 	]*lib(gtest|gmock.*)\.la,-l\1,' ${WRKSRC}/src/Makefile.in
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>