diff --git a/meta/classes-recipe/sbom-cve-check.bbclass b/meta/classes-recipe/sbom-cve-check.bbclass
index fe145a2212..39719d51dd 100644
--- a/meta/classes-recipe/sbom-cve-check.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes-recipe/sbom-cve-check.bbclass
@@ -14,9 +14,11 @@ python do_sbom_cve_check() {
     """
     Task: Run sbom-cve-check analysis on SBOM.
     """
-    sbom_path = d.expand("${DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE}/${IMAGE_LINK_NAME}.spdx.json")
     image_name = d.getVar("IMAGE_NAME")
     link_name = d.getVar("IMAGE_LINK_NAME")
+    sbom_path = d.expand("${DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE}/${IMAGE_LINK_NAME}.spdx.json") \
+                if link_name else \
+                d.expand("${DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE}/${IMAGE_NAME}.spdx.json")
     run_sbom_cve_check(d, sbom_path, image_name, link_name)
 }