diff --git a/meta/classes/create-spdx-3.0.bbclass b/meta/classes/create-spdx-3.0.bbclass
index 56fd01fd53..1fc15ecc7d 100644
--- a/meta/classes/create-spdx-3.0.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/create-spdx-3.0.bbclass
@@ -123,6 +123,7 @@ SPDX_ON_BEHALF_OF[doc] = "The base variable name to describe the Agent on who's
 
 SPDX_PACKAGE_SUPPLIER[doc] = "The base variable name to describe the Agent who \
     is supplying artifacts produced by the build"
+SPDX_PACKAGE_SUPPLIER_ref ??= "SPDX_AUTHORS_openembedded"
 
 SPDX_IMAGE_SUPPLIER[doc] = "The base variable name to describe the Agent who \
     is supplying the image SBOM. The supplier will be set on all root elements \