--- a/tycho-compiler-jdt/src/main/java/org/eclipse/tycho/compiler/jdt/JDTCompiler.java
+++ b/tycho-compiler-jdt/src/main/java/org/eclipse/tycho/compiler/jdt/JDTCompiler.java
@@ -617,4 +617,8 @@ private void checkCompilerArgs(Collection<Map.Entry<String, String>> argEntries,
 
     }
 
+    public String getCompilerId() {
+        return "tycho-jdt";
+    }
+
 }