diff --git a/syft/pkg/cataloger/redhat/package.go b/syft/pkg/cataloger/redhat/package.go
index 23954991a..8bbcfe9a0 100644
--- a/syft/pkg/cataloger/redhat/package.go
+++ b/syft/pkg/cataloger/redhat/package.go
@@ -89,6 +89,9 @@ func packageURL(name, arch string, epoch *int, srpm string, version, release str
 	if distro != nil {
 		namespace = distro.ID
 	}
+	if namespace == "rhel" {
+		namespace = "redhat"
+	}
 
 	qualifiers := map[string]string{}
 
diff --git a/syft/pkg/cataloger/redhat/package_test.go b/syft/pkg/cataloger/redhat/package_test.go
index b5459717a..cc24d7d48 100644
--- a/syft/pkg/cataloger/redhat/package_test.go
+++ b/syft/pkg/cataloger/redhat/package_test.go
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ func Test_packageURL(t *testing.T) {
 				Release: "r",
 				Epoch:   nil,
 			},
-			expected: "pkg:rpm/rhel/p@v-r?distro=rhel-8.4",
+			expected: "pkg:rpm/redhat/p@v-r?distro=rhel-8.4",
 		},
 		{
 			name: "with arch and epoch",
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ func Test_packageURL(t *testing.T) {
 				Release:   "r",
 				SourceRpm: "sourcerpm",
 			},
-			expected: "pkg:rpm/rhel/p@v-r?upstream=sourcerpm&distro=rhel-8.4",
+			expected: "pkg:rpm/redhat/p@v-r?upstream=sourcerpm&distro=rhel-8.4",
 		},
 	}