diff --git a/net-misc/can-utils/metadata.xml b/net-misc/can-utils/metadata.xml
index 1c142c0457..87dac2fa65 100644
--- a/net-misc/can-utils/metadata.xml
+++ b/net-misc/can-utils/metadata.xml
@@ -5,4 +5,7 @@
         <email>hansfn@gmail.com</email>
         <name>Hans Fredrik Nordhaug</name>
     </maintainer>
+    <upstream>
+        <remote-id type="github">linux-can/can-utils</remote-id>
+    </upstream>
 </pkgmetadata>