diff --git a/pkg/purl/purl.go b/pkg/purl/purl.go
index d54d2dffd795..92887bb534e5 100644
--- a/pkg/purl/purl.go
+++ b/pkg/purl/purl.go
@@ -194,6 +194,9 @@ func NewPackageURL(t string, metadata types.Metadata, pkg ftypes.Package) (Packa
 		namespace, name = parseComposer(name)
 	case packageurl.TypeGolang:
 		namespace, name = parseGolang(name)
+		if name == "" {
+			return PackageURL{PackageURL: *packageurl.NewPackageURL("", "", "", "", nil, "")}, nil
+		}
 	case packageurl.TypeNPM:
 		namespace, name = parseNpm(name)
 	case packageurl.TypeSwift:
@@ -310,6 +313,10 @@ func parseMaven(pkgName string) (string, string) {
 
 // ref. https://github.com/package-url/purl-spec/blob/a748c36ad415c8aeffe2b8a4a5d8a50d16d6d85f/PURL-TYPES.rst#golang
 func parseGolang(pkgName string) (string, string) {
+	// The PURL will be skipped when the package name is a local path, since it can't identify a software package.
+	if strings.HasPrefix(pkgName, "./") || strings.HasPrefix(pkgName, "../") {
+		return "", ""
+	}
 	name := strings.ToLower(pkgName)
 	return parsePkgName(name)
 }
diff --git a/pkg/purl/purl_test.go b/pkg/purl/purl_test.go
index 4c3688237d7a..dac5edd0decd 100644
--- a/pkg/purl/purl_test.go
+++ b/pkg/purl/purl_test.go
@@ -181,6 +181,22 @@ func TestNewPackageURL(t *testing.T) {
 				},
 			},
 		},
+		{
+			name: "golang package with a local path",
+			typ:  ftypes.GoModule,
+			pkg: ftypes.Package{
+				Name:    "./private_repos/cnrm.googlesource.com/cnrm/",
+				Version: "(devel)",
+			},
+			want: purl.PackageURL{
+				PackageURL: packageurl.PackageURL{
+					Type:      "",
+					Namespace: "",
+					Name:      "",
+					Version:   "",
+				},
+			},
+		},
 		{
 			name: "hex package",
 			typ:  ftypes.Hex,
diff --git a/pkg/sbom/spdx/marshal.go b/pkg/sbom/spdx/marshal.go
index 1444d228f69a..e9793c80663b 100644
--- a/pkg/sbom/spdx/marshal.go
+++ b/pkg/sbom/spdx/marshal.go
@@ -325,7 +325,11 @@ func (m *Marshaler) pkgToSpdxPackage(t, pkgDownloadLocation string, class types.
 	if err != nil {
 		return spdx.Package{}, xerrors.Errorf("failed to parse purl (%s): %w", pkg.Name, err)
 	}
-	pkgExtRefs := []*spdx.PackageExternalReference{purlExternalReference(packageURL.String())}
+
+	var pkgExtRefs []*spdx.PackageExternalReference
+	if packageURL.Type != "" {
+		pkgExtRefs = []*spdx.PackageExternalReference{purlExternalReference(packageURL.String())}
+	}
 
 	var attrTexts []string
 	attrTexts = appendAttributionText(attrTexts, PropertyPkgID, pkg.ID)
diff --git a/pkg/sbom/spdx/marshal_test.go b/pkg/sbom/spdx/marshal_test.go
index a0e9e0c21ded..2efdde8cfa65 100644
--- a/pkg/sbom/spdx/marshal_test.go
+++ b/pkg/sbom/spdx/marshal_test.go
@@ -836,6 +836,118 @@ func TestMarshaler_Marshal(t *testing.T) {
 				},
 			},
 		},
+		{
+			name: "go library local",
+			inputReport: types.Report{
+				SchemaVersion: report.SchemaVersion,
+				ArtifactName:  "go-artifact",
+				ArtifactType:  ftypes.ArtifactFilesystem,
+				Results: types.Results{
+					{
+						Target: "artifact",
+						Class:  types.ClassLangPkg,
+						Type:   ftypes.GoBinary,
+						Packages: []ftypes.Package{
+							{
+								Name:    "./private_repos/cnrm.googlesource.com/cnrm/",
+								Version: "(devel)",
+							},
+							{
+								Name:    "golang.org/x/crypto",
+								Version: "v0.0.1",
+							},
+						},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+			wantSBOM: &spdx.Document{
+				SPDXVersion:       spdx.Version,
+				DataLicense:       spdx.DataLicense,
+				SPDXIdentifier:    "DOCUMENT",
+				DocumentName:      "go-artifact",
+				DocumentNamespace: "http://aquasecurity.github.io/trivy/filesystem/go-artifact-3ff14136-e09f-4df9-80ea-000000000001",
+				CreationInfo: &spdx.CreationInfo{
+					Creators: []common.Creator{
+						{
+							Creator:     "aquasecurity",
+							CreatorType: "Organization",
+						},
+						{
+							Creator:     "trivy-0.38.1",
+							CreatorType: "Tool",
+						},
+					},
+					Created: "2021-08-25T12:20:30Z",
+				},
+				Packages: []*spdx.Package{
+					{
+						PackageSPDXIdentifier:   spdx.ElementID("Package-9164ae38c5cdf815"),
+						PackageDownloadLocation: "NONE",
+						PackageName:             "./private_repos/cnrm.googlesource.com/cnrm/",
+						PackageVersion:          "(devel)",
+						PackageLicenseConcluded: "NONE",
+						PackageLicenseDeclared:  "NONE",
+						PrimaryPackagePurpose:   tspdx.PackagePurposeLibrary,
+						PackageSupplier:         &spdx.Supplier{Supplier: tspdx.PackageSupplierNoAssertion},
+					},
+					{
+						PackageName:             "go-artifact",
+						PackageSPDXIdentifier:   "Filesystem-e340f27468b382be",
+						PackageDownloadLocation: "NONE",
+						PackageAttributionTexts: []string{
+							"SchemaVersion: 2",
+						},
+						PrimaryPackagePurpose: tspdx.PackagePurposeSource,
+					},
+					{
+						PackageSPDXIdentifier:   spdx.ElementID("Application-6666b83a5d554671"),
+						PackageDownloadLocation: "NONE",
+						PackageName:             "gobinary",
+						PackageSourceInfo:       "artifact",
+						PrimaryPackagePurpose:   tspdx.PackagePurposeApplication,
+					},
+					{
+						PackageSPDXIdentifier:   spdx.ElementID("Package-8451f2bc8e1f45aa"),
+						PackageDownloadLocation: "NONE",
+						PackageName:             "golang.org/x/crypto",
+						PackageVersion:          "v0.0.1",
+						PackageLicenseConcluded: "NONE",
+						PackageLicenseDeclared:  "NONE",
+						PackageExternalReferences: []*spdx.PackageExternalReference{
+							{
+								Category: tspdx.CategoryPackageManager,
+								RefType:  tspdx.RefTypePurl,
+								Locator:  "pkg:golang/golang.org/x/crypto@v0.0.1",
+							},
+						},
+						PrimaryPackagePurpose: tspdx.PackagePurposeLibrary,
+						PackageSupplier:       &spdx.Supplier{Supplier: tspdx.PackageSupplierNoAssertion},
+					},
+				},
+				Relationships: []*spdx.Relationship{
+					{
+						RefA:         spdx.DocElementID{ElementRefID: "DOCUMENT"},
+						RefB:         spdx.DocElementID{ElementRefID: "Filesystem-e340f27468b382be"},
+						Relationship: "DESCRIBES",
+					},
+					{
+						RefA:         spdx.DocElementID{ElementRefID: "Filesystem-e340f27468b382be"},
+						RefB:         spdx.DocElementID{ElementRefID: "Application-6666b83a5d554671"},
+						Relationship: "CONTAINS",
+					},
+					{
+						RefA:         spdx.DocElementID{ElementRefID: "Application-6666b83a5d554671"},
+						RefB:         spdx.DocElementID{ElementRefID: "Package-9164ae38c5cdf815"},
+						Relationship: "CONTAINS",
+					},
+					{
+						RefA:         spdx.DocElementID{ElementRefID: "Application-6666b83a5d554671"},
+						RefB:         spdx.DocElementID{ElementRefID: "Package-8451f2bc8e1f45aa"},
+						Relationship: "CONTAINS",
+					},
+				},
+			},
+		},
 	}
 
 	for _, tc := range testCases {