diff --git a/syft/pkg/cataloger/binary/cataloger_test.go b/syft/pkg/cataloger/binary/cataloger_test.go
index d03b18191..a953f9e22 100644
--- a/syft/pkg/cataloger/binary/cataloger_test.go
+++ b/syft/pkg/cataloger/binary/cataloger_test.go
@@ -540,6 +540,7 @@ func Test_Cataloger_DefaultClassifiers_PositiveCases(t *testing.T) {
 			expected: pkg.Package{
 				Name:      "busybox",
 				Version:   "3.33.3",
+				PURL:      "pkg:generic/busybox@3.33.3",
 				Locations: locations("["), // note: busybox is a link to [
 				Metadata:  metadata("busybox-binary", "[", "busybox"),
 			},
@@ -809,6 +810,7 @@ func Test_Cataloger_DefaultClassifiers_PositiveCases_Image(t *testing.T) {
 			expected: pkg.Package{
 				Name:      "busybox",
 				Version:   "1.35.0",
+				PURL:      "pkg:generic/busybox@1.35.0",
 				Locations: locations("/bin/["),
 				Metadata:  metadata("busybox-binary", "/bin/[", "/bin/busybox"),
 			},
diff --git a/syft/pkg/cataloger/binary/default_classifiers.go b/syft/pkg/cataloger/binary/default_classifiers.go
index 95376052f..d23444dce 100644
--- a/syft/pkg/cataloger/binary/default_classifiers.go
+++ b/syft/pkg/cataloger/binary/default_classifiers.go
@@ -131,6 +131,7 @@ var defaultClassifiers = []classifier{
 		EvidenceMatcher: fileContentsVersionMatcher(
 			`(?m)BusyBox\s+v(?P<version>[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+)`),
 		Package: "busybox",
+		PURL:    mustPURL("pkg:generic/busybox@version"),
 		CPEs:    singleCPE("cpe:2.3:a:busybox:busybox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*"),
 	},
 	{