diff --git a/scripts/contrib/improve_kernel_cve_report.py b/scripts/contrib/improve_kernel_cve_report.py
index 829cc4cd30..a81aa0ff94 100755
--- a/scripts/contrib/improve_kernel_cve_report.py
+++ b/scripts/contrib/improve_kernel_cve_report.py
@@ -340,6 +340,10 @@ def cve_update(cve_data, cve, entry):
     if cve_data[cve]['status'] == entry['status']:
         return
     if entry['status'] == "Unpatched" and cve_data[cve]['status'] == "Patched":
+        # Backported-patch (e.g. vendor kernel repo with cherry-picked CVE patch)
+        # has priority over unpatch from CNA
+        if cve_data[cve]['detail'] == "backported-patch":
+            return
         logging.warning("CVE entry %s update from Patched to Unpatched from the scan result", cve)
         cve_data[cve] = copy_data(cve_data[cve], entry)
         return