diff --git a/sbom/internal/formats/common/property_encoder.go b/sbom/internal/formats/common/property_encoder.go
index ac64c8cd..2cdd7c30 100644
--- a/sbom/internal/formats/common/property_encoder.go
+++ b/sbom/internal/formats/common/property_encoder.go
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ func Decode(typ reflect.Type, values map[string]string, prefix string, fn FieldN
 
 	isSlice := false
 	if typ.Kind() == reflect.Slice {
-		typ = reflect.PtrTo(typ)
+		typ = reflect.PointerTo(typ)
 		isSlice = true
 	}