diff --git a/core/src/main/resources/dependencycheck-base-suppression.xml b/core/src/main/resources/dependencycheck-base-suppression.xml
index 24a0764639c..4280dea12d5 100644
--- a/core/src/main/resources/dependencycheck-base-suppression.xml
+++ b/core/src/main/resources/dependencycheck-base-suppression.xml
@@ -6185,7 +6185,7 @@
         suppress various improper matches to the CPE that belongs only to pkg:maven/org.json/json
         FP per #5502
         ]]></notes>
-        <packageUrl regex="true">^(?!pkg:maven/org\.json/json/).+$</packageUrl>
+        <packageUrl regex="true">^(?!pkg:maven/org\.json/json@).+$</packageUrl>
         <cpe>cpe:/a:json-java_project:json-java</cpe>
     </suppress>
 </suppressions>