diff --git a/meta/classes/cve-check.bbclass b/meta/classes/cve-check.bbclass
index 24ddb865ea..7cd98ae462 100644
--- a/meta/classes/cve-check.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/cve-check.bbclass
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ CVE_CHECK_LAYER_INCLUDELIST ??= ""
 # set to "alphabetical" for version using single alphabetical character as increment release
 CVE_VERSION_SUFFIX ??= ""
 
-def generate_json_report(out_path, link_path):
+def generate_json_report(d, out_path, link_path):
     if os.path.exists(d.getVar("CVE_CHECK_SUMMARY_INDEX_PATH")):
         import json
         from oe.cve_check import cve_check_merge_jsons
@@ -127,10 +127,11 @@ python cve_save_summary_handler () {
                     os.remove(cvefile_link)
                 os.symlink(os.path.basename(cve_summary_file), cvefile_link)
 
+    if d.getVar("CVE_CHECK_FORMAT_JSON") == "1":
         json_summary_link_name = os.path.join(cvelogpath, d.getVar("CVE_CHECK_SUMMARY_FILE_NAME_JSON"))
         json_summary_name = os.path.join(cvelogpath, "%s-%s.json" % (cve_summary_name, timestamp))
-        generate_json_report(json_summary_name, json_summary_link_name)
-        bb.plain("CVE report summary created at: %s" % json_summary_link_name)
+        generate_json_report(d, json_summary_name, json_summary_link_name)
+        bb.plain("Complete CVE JSON report summary created at: %s" % json_summary_link_name)
 }
 
 addhandler cve_save_summary_handler
@@ -207,11 +208,12 @@ python cve_check_write_rootfs_manifest () {
                 os.symlink(os.path.basename(manifest_name), manifest_link)
             bb.plain("Image CVE report stored in: %s" % manifest_name)
 
-        link_path = os.path.join(deploy_dir, "%s.json" % link_name)
-        manifest_path = d.getVar("CVE_CHECK_MANIFEST_JSON")
-        bb.note("Generating JSON CVE manifest")
-        generate_json_report(json_summary_name, json_summary_link_name)
-        bb.plain("Image CVE JSON report stored in: %s" % link_path)
+        if d.getVar("CVE_CHECK_FORMAT_JSON") == "1":
+            link_path = os.path.join(deploy_dir, "%s.json" % link_name)
+            manifest_path = d.getVar("CVE_CHECK_MANIFEST_JSON")
+            bb.note("Generating JSON CVE manifest")
+            generate_json_report(d, manifest_path, link_path)
+            bb.plain("Image CVE JSON report stored in: %s" % link_path)
 }
 
 ROOTFS_POSTPROCESS_COMMAND:prepend = "${@'cve_check_write_rootfs_manifest; ' if d.getVar('CVE_CHECK_CREATE_MANIFEST') == '1' else ''}"