diff --git a/meta/recipes-core/meta/cve-update-nvd2-native.bb b/meta/recipes-core/meta/cve-update-nvd2-native.bb
index 99acead18d..74c780493d 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-core/meta/cve-update-nvd2-native.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-core/meta/cve-update-nvd2-native.bb
@@ -231,6 +231,11 @@ def update_db_file(db_tmp_file, d, database_time):
                 # We haven't managed to download data
                 return False
 
+            # hack for json5 style responses
+            if raw_data[-3:] == ',]}':
+                bb.note("Removing trailing ',' from nvd response")
+                raw_data = raw_data[:-3] + ']}'
+
             data = json.loads(raw_data)
 
             index = data["startIndex"]