diff --git a/meta/lib/oe/spdx30_tasks.py b/meta/lib/oe/spdx30_tasks.py
index 036c58bf4b..82fcfe7a63 100644
--- a/meta/lib/oe/spdx30_tasks.py
+++ b/meta/lib/oe/spdx30_tasks.py
@@ -107,9 +107,7 @@ def add_license_expression(d, objset, license_expression, license_data):
 
         spdx_license = "LicenseRef-" + l
         if spdx_license not in license_text_map:
-            license_text_map[spdx_license] = oe.sbom30.get_element_link_id(
-                add_license_text(l)
-            )
+            license_text_map[spdx_license] = add_license_text(l)._id
 
         return spdx_license