diff --git a/meta/classes/cve-check.bbclass b/meta/classes/cve-check.bbclass
index 56ba8bceef..93a2a1413d 100644
--- a/meta/classes/cve-check.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/cve-check.bbclass
@@ -49,7 +49,8 @@ CVE_CHECK_DIR ??= "${DEPLOY_DIR}/cve"
 CVE_CHECK_RECIPE_FILE ?= "${CVE_CHECK_DIR}/${PN}"
 CVE_CHECK_RECIPE_FILE_JSON ?= "${CVE_CHECK_DIR}/${PN}_cve.json"
 CVE_CHECK_MANIFEST ?= "${IMGDEPLOYDIR}/${IMAGE_NAME}.cve"
-CVE_CHECK_MANIFEST_JSON ?= "${IMGDEPLOYDIR}/${IMAGE_NAME}.json"
+CVE_CHECK_MANIFEST_JSON_SUFFIX ?= "json"
+CVE_CHECK_MANIFEST_JSON ?= "${IMGDEPLOYDIR}/${IMAGE_NAME}.${CVE_CHECK_MANIFEST_JSON_SUFFIX}"
 CVE_CHECK_COPY_FILES ??= "1"
 CVE_CHECK_CREATE_MANIFEST ??= "1"
 
@@ -278,7 +279,8 @@ python cve_check_write_rootfs_manifest () {
         bb.plain("Image CVE report stored in: %s" % manifest_name)
 
     if enable_json:
-        link_path = os.path.join(deploy_dir, "%s.json" % link_name)
+        manifest_name_suffix = d.getVar("CVE_CHECK_MANIFEST_JSON_SUFFIX")
+        link_path = os.path.join(deploy_dir, "%s.%s" % (link_name, manifest_name_suffix))
         manifest_name = d.getVar("CVE_CHECK_MANIFEST_JSON")
 
         with open(manifest_name, "w") as f: