diff --git a/meta/classes/cve-check.bbclass b/meta/classes/cve-check.bbclass
index 3cae0e8eb2..29b276e491 100644
--- a/meta/classes/cve-check.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/cve-check.bbclass
@@ -171,6 +171,8 @@ python cve_check_write_rootfs_manifest () {
     """
 
     import shutil
+    import json
+    from oe.rootfs import image_list_installed_packages
     from oe.cve_check import cve_check_merge_jsons
 
     if d.getVar("CVE_CHECK_COPY_FILES") == "1":
@@ -181,26 +183,63 @@ python cve_check_write_rootfs_manifest () {
         if os.path.exists(deploy_file_json):
             bb.utils.remove(deploy_file_json)
 
-    if os.path.exists(d.getVar("CVE_CHECK_TMP_FILE")):
-        bb.note("Writing rootfs CVE manifest")
-        deploy_dir = d.getVar("DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE")
-        link_name = d.getVar("IMAGE_LINK_NAME")
+    # Create a list of relevant recipies
+    recipies = set()
+    for pkg in list(image_list_installed_packages(d)):
+        pkg_info = os.path.join(d.getVar('PKGDATA_DIR'),
+                                'runtime-reverse', pkg)
+        pkg_data = oe.packagedata.read_pkgdatafile(pkg_info)
+        recipies.add(pkg_data["PN"])
+
+    bb.note("Writing rootfs CVE manifest")
+    deploy_dir = d.getVar("DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE")
+    link_name = d.getVar("IMAGE_LINK_NAME")
+
+    json_data = {"version":"1", "package": []}
+    text_data = ""
+    enable_json = d.getVar("CVE_CHECK_FORMAT_JSON") == "1"
+    enable_text = d.getVar("CVE_CHECK_FORMAT_TEXT") == "1"
+
+    save_pn = d.getVar("PN")
+
+    for pkg in recipies:
+        # To be able to use the CVE_CHECK_RECIPE_FILE variable we have to evaluate
+        # it with the different PN names set each time.
+        d.setVar("PN", pkg)
+        if enable_text:
+            pkgfilepath = d.getVar("CVE_CHECK_RECIPE_FILE")
+            if os.path.exists(pkgfilepath):
+                with open(pkgfilepath) as pfile:
+                    text_data += pfile.read()
+
+        if enable_json:
+            pkgfilepath = d.getVar("CVE_CHECK_RECIPE_FILE_JSON")
+            if os.path.exists(pkgfilepath):
+                with open(pkgfilepath) as j:
+                    data = json.load(j)
+                    cve_check_merge_jsons(json_data, data)
+
+    d.setVar("PN", save_pn)
+
+    if enable_text:
+        link_path = os.path.join(deploy_dir, "%s.cve" % link_name)
         manifest_name = d.getVar("CVE_CHECK_MANIFEST")
-        cve_tmp_file = d.getVar("CVE_CHECK_TMP_FILE")
 
-        bb.utils.mkdirhier(os.path.dirname(manifest_name))
-        shutil.copyfile(cve_tmp_file, manifest_name)
+        with open(manifest_name, "w") as f:
+            f.write(text_data)
 
-        manifest_link = os.path.join(deploy_dir, "%s.cve" % link_name)
-        update_symlinks(manifest_name, manifest_link)
+        update_symlinks(manifest_name, link_path)
         bb.plain("Image CVE report stored in: %s" % manifest_name)
 
-        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)
+    if enable_json:
+        link_path = os.path.join(deploy_dir, "%s.json" % link_name)
+        manifest_name = d.getVar("CVE_CHECK_MANIFEST_JSON")
+
+        with open(manifest_name, "w") as f:
+            json.dump(json_data, f, indent=2)
+
+        update_symlinks(manifest_name, link_path)
+        bb.plain("Image CVE JSON report stored in: %s" % manifest_name)
 }
 
 ROOTFS_POSTPROCESS_COMMAND_prepend = "${@'cve_check_write_rootfs_manifest; ' if d.getVar('CVE_CHECK_CREATE_MANIFEST') == '1' else ''}"