diff --git a/syft/format/common/spdxhelpers/to_syft_model.go b/syft/format/common/spdxhelpers/to_syft_model.go
index 2c15111af..572e978d3 100644
--- a/syft/format/common/spdxhelpers/to_syft_model.go
+++ b/syft/format/common/spdxhelpers/to_syft_model.go
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import (
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 
+	"github.com/scylladb/go-set/strset"
 	"github.com/spdx/tools-golang/spdx"
 	"github.com/spdx/tools-golang/spdx/v2/common"
 
@@ -45,7 +46,7 @@ func ToSyftModel(doc *spdx.Document) (*sbom.SBOM, error) {
 		},
 	}
 
-	collectSyftPackages(s, spdxIDMap, doc.Packages)
+	collectSyftPackages(s, spdxIDMap, doc)
 
 	collectSyftFiles(s, spdxIDMap, doc)
 
@@ -279,8 +280,12 @@ func findLinuxReleaseByPURL(doc *spdx.Document) *linux.Release {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func collectSyftPackages(s *sbom.SBOM, spdxIDMap map[string]any, packages []*spdx.Package) {
-	for _, p := range packages {
+func collectSyftPackages(s *sbom.SBOM, spdxIDMap map[string]any, doc *spdx.Document) {
+	skipIDs := packageIDsToSkip(doc)
+	for _, p := range doc.Packages {
+		if p == nil || skipIDs.Has(string(p.PackageSPDXIdentifier)) {
+			continue
+		}
 		syftPkg := toSyftPackage(p)
 		spdxIDMap[string(p.PackageSPDXIdentifier)] = syftPkg
 		s.Artifacts.Packages.Add(syftPkg)
@@ -657,3 +662,15 @@ func extractCPEs(p *spdx.Package) (cpes []cpe.CPE) {
 	}
 	return cpes
 }
+
+// packageIDsToSkip returns a set of packageIDs that should not be imported
+func packageIDsToSkip(doc *spdx.Document) *strset.Set {
+	skipIDs := strset.New()
+	for i := 0; i < len(doc.Relationships); i++ {
+		r := doc.Relationships[i]
+		if r != nil && r.Relationship == spdx.RelationshipGeneratedFrom {
+			skipIDs.Add(string(r.RefB.ElementRefID))
+		}
+	}
+	return skipIDs
+}
diff --git a/syft/format/common/spdxhelpers/to_syft_model_test.go b/syft/format/common/spdxhelpers/to_syft_model_test.go
index 574675902..dd09271d1 100644
--- a/syft/format/common/spdxhelpers/to_syft_model_test.go
+++ b/syft/format/common/spdxhelpers/to_syft_model_test.go
@@ -759,3 +759,37 @@ func Test_useSPDXIdentifierOverDerivedSyftArtifactID(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Nil(t, err)
 	assert.NotNil(t, s.Artifacts.Packages.Package("1"))
 }
+
+func Test_skipsPackagesWithGeneratedFromRelationship(t *testing.T) {
+	doc := &spdx.Document{
+		SPDXVersion: "SPDX-2.3",
+		Packages: []*spdx.Package{
+			{
+				PackageName:           "package-1",
+				PackageSPDXIdentifier: "1",
+				PackageVersion:        "1.0.5",
+			},
+			{
+				PackageName:           "package-1-src",
+				PackageSPDXIdentifier: "1-src",
+				PackageVersion:        "1.0.5-src",
+			},
+		},
+		Relationships: []*spdx.Relationship{
+			{
+				Relationship: spdx.RelationshipGeneratedFrom,
+				RefA: common.DocElementID{ // package 1
+					ElementRefID: spdx.ElementID("1"),
+				},
+				RefB: common.DocElementID{ // generated from package 1-src
+					ElementRefID: spdx.ElementID("1-src"),
+				},
+			},
+		},
+	}
+	s, err := ToSyftModel(doc)
+
+	assert.Nil(t, err)
+	assert.NotNil(t, s.Artifacts.Packages.Package("1"))
+	assert.Nil(t, s.Artifacts.Packages.Package("1-src"))
+}