diff --git a/meta/lib/oe/cve_check.py b/meta/lib/oe/cve_check.py
index 22b5062c977c..e6104a279d5e 100644
--- a/meta/lib/oe/cve_check.py
+++ b/meta/lib/oe/cve_check.py
@@ -227,6 +227,9 @@ def cpe_escape(value):
     if not value:
         return value
 
+    # Do not break compatibility
+    value = value.replace("\\+", "+")
+
     return value.translate(_CPE23_ENCODE_TRANS_TABLE)