diff --git a/meta-networking/recipes-daemons/proftpd/proftpd_1.3.8c.bb b/meta-networking/recipes-daemons/proftpd/proftpd_1.3.8c.bb
index ece5e14109..def5ca623f 100644
--- a/meta-networking/recipes-daemons/proftpd/proftpd_1.3.8c.bb
+++ b/meta-networking/recipes-daemons/proftpd/proftpd_1.3.8c.bb
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ inherit autotools-brokensep useradd update-rc.d systemd multilib_script
 
 # patch releases have character after version
 UPSTREAM_CHECK_GITTAGREGEX = "(?P<pver>(\d+(\.\d+)+\w?))"
+CVE_VERSION_SUFFIX = "alphabetical"
 
 CVE_STATUS[CVE-2001-0027] = "fixed-version: version 1.2.0rc3 removed affected module"