diff --git a/meta-networking/recipes-protocols/openflow/openflow.inc b/meta-networking/recipes-protocols/openflow/openflow.inc
index ab538c620e..c425b48e19 100644
--- a/meta-networking/recipes-protocols/openflow/openflow.inc
+++ b/meta-networking/recipes-protocols/openflow/openflow.inc
@@ -35,3 +35,7 @@ do_install_append() {
     # Remove /var/run as it is created on startup
     rm -rf ${D}${localstatedir}/run
 }
+
+# This CVE is not for this product but cve-check assumes it is
+# because two CPE collides when checking the NVD database
+CVE_CHECK_WHITELIST = "CVE-2018-1078"