diff --git a/meta/recipes-support/apr/apr_1.7.5.bb b/meta/recipes-support/apr/apr_1.7.5.bb
index 78796476e2..7a3445aa20 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-support/apr/apr_1.7.5.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-support/apr/apr_1.7.5.bb
@@ -136,3 +136,6 @@ do_install_ptest() {
 }
 
 export CONFIG_SHELL="/bin/bash"
+
+# Add CVE_PRODUCT to match the NVD CPE product name
+CVE_PRODUCT = "apache:portable_runtime"