diff --git a/pkg/purl/purl.go b/pkg/purl/purl.go
index 2ed01b84898..9a4617b3b5a 100644
--- a/pkg/purl/purl.go
+++ b/pkg/purl/purl.go
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ func NewPackageURL(t string, metadata types.Metadata, pkg ftypes.Package) (Packa
 		namespace, name = parseComposer(name)
 	case packageurl.TypeGolang:
 		namespace, name = parseGolang(name)
-		if (name == "") {
+		if name == "" {
 			return PackageURL{PackageURL: *packageurl.NewPackageURL("", "", "", "", nil, "")}, nil
 		}
 	case packageurl.TypeNPM:
@@ -313,6 +313,7 @@ func parseMaven(pkgName string) (string, string) {
 
 // ref. https://github.com/package-url/purl-spec/blob/a748c36ad415c8aeffe2b8a4a5d8a50d16d6d85f/PURL-TYPES.rst#golang
 func parseGolang(pkgName string) (string, string) {
+	// The PURL will be skipped when the package name is a local path, since it can't identify a software package.
 	if strings.HasPrefix(pkgName, "./") || strings.HasPrefix(pkgName, "../") {
 		return "", ""
 	}
@@ -414,9 +415,6 @@ func parseQualifier(pkg ftypes.Package) packageurl.Qualifiers {
 
 func parsePkgName(name string) (string, string) {
 	var namespace string
-	if len(name) > 0 && name[len(name)-1] == '/' {
-		name = name[:len(name)-1]
-	}
 	index := strings.LastIndex(name, "/")
 	if index != -1 {
 		namespace = name[:index]
diff --git a/pkg/sbom/spdx/marshal.go b/pkg/sbom/spdx/marshal.go
index fafac8feab1..e9793c80663 100644
--- a/pkg/sbom/spdx/marshal.go
+++ b/pkg/sbom/spdx/marshal.go
@@ -321,11 +321,13 @@ func (m *Marshaler) pkgToSpdxPackage(t, pkgDownloadLocation string, class types.
 		pkgSrcInfo = fmt.Sprintf("%s: %s %s", SourcePackagePrefix, pkg.SrcName, utils.FormatSrcVersion(pkg))
 	}
 
-	var pkgExtRefs []*spdx.PackageExternalReference
 	packageURL, err := purl.NewPackageURL(t, metadata, pkg)
 	if err != nil {
 		return spdx.Package{}, xerrors.Errorf("failed to parse purl (%s): %w", pkg.Name, err)
-	} else if packageURL.Type != "" {
+	}
+
+	var pkgExtRefs []*spdx.PackageExternalReference
+	if packageURL.Type != "" {
 		pkgExtRefs = []*spdx.PackageExternalReference{purlExternalReference(packageURL.String())}
 	}