diff --git a/providers/os/resources/purl/platform_purl.go b/providers/os/resources/purl/platform_purl.go
index dc93227cda..d4f04a6faf 100644
--- a/providers/os/resources/purl/platform_purl.go
+++ b/providers/os/resources/purl/platform_purl.go
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ func NewPlatformPurl(platform *inventory.Platform) (string, error) {
 	qualifiers[QualifierDistro] = strings.Join(distroQualifiers, "-")
 
 	return packageurl.NewPackageURL(
-		"platform",
+		string(Type_X_Platform),
 		platform.Name,
 		"",
 		platform.Version,
diff --git a/providers/os/resources/purl/purl_types.go b/providers/os/resources/purl/purl_types.go
index 3b5707c3bf..36d8741661 100644
--- a/providers/os/resources/purl/purl_types.go
+++ b/providers/os/resources/purl/purl_types.go
@@ -17,7 +17,8 @@ var (
 	TypeAppx Type = "appx"
 	// TypeMacos is a pkg:macos purl.
 	TypeMacos Type = "macos"
-
+	// Type_X_Platform is a pkg:platform purl.
+	Type_X_Platform Type = "platform"
 	// Types we use coming from:
 	// https://github.com/package-url/packageurl-go/blob/master/packageurl.go#L54
 	TypeGeneric = Type(packageurl.TypeGeneric)
@@ -27,14 +28,15 @@ var (
 	TypeRPM     = Type(packageurl.TypeRPM)
 
 	KnownTypes = map[Type]struct{}{
-		TypeAppx:    {},
-		TypeWindows: {},
-		TypeMacos:   {},
-		TypeGeneric: {},
-		TypeApk:     {},
-		TypeDebian:  {},
-		TypeAlpm:    {},
-		TypeRPM:     {},
+		TypeAppx:        {},
+		TypeWindows:     {},
+		TypeMacos:       {},
+		Type_X_Platform: {},
+		TypeGeneric:     {},
+		TypeApk:         {},
+		TypeDebian:      {},
+		TypeAlpm:        {},
+		TypeRPM:         {},
 	}
 )
 
diff --git a/providers/os/resources/purl/purl_types_test.go b/providers/os/resources/purl/purl_types_test.go
index ba329b7c7e..b237a85214 100644
--- a/providers/os/resources/purl/purl_types_test.go
+++ b/providers/os/resources/purl/purl_types_test.go
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ func TestValidType(t *testing.T) {
 		validTypes := []purl.Type{
 			purl.TypeWindows, purl.TypeAppx, purl.TypeMacos, purl.TypeGeneric,
 			purl.TypeApk, purl.TypeDebian, purl.TypeAlpm, purl.TypeRPM,
+			purl.Type_X_Platform,
 		}
 
 		for _, validType := range validTypes {
@@ -48,6 +49,7 @@ func TestValidTypeString(t *testing.T) {
 			string(purl.TypeWindows), string(purl.TypeAppx), string(purl.TypeMacos),
 			packageurl.TypeGeneric, packageurl.TypeApk, packageurl.TypeDebian,
 			packageurl.TypeAlpm, packageurl.TypeRPM, "windows", "appx", "macos",
+			"platform", string(purl.Type_X_Platform),
 		}
 
 		for _, validType := range validTypes {