diff --git a/syft/pkg/rpm_metadata.go b/syft/pkg/rpm_metadata.go
index 41a825d94d7..e2442787f37 100644
--- a/syft/pkg/rpm_metadata.go
+++ b/syft/pkg/rpm_metadata.go
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import (
 // Packages is the legacy Berkely db based format
 // Packages.db is the "ndb" format used in SUSE
 // rpmdb.sqlite is the sqlite format used in fedora + derivates
-const RpmDBGlob = "**/{var/lib,usr/share}/rpm/{Packages,Packages.db,rpmdb.sqlite}"
+const RpmDBGlob = "**/{var/lib,usr/share,usr/lib/sysimage}/rpm/{Packages,Packages.db,rpmdb.sqlite}"
 
 // Used in CBL-Mariner distroless images
 const RpmManifestGlob = "**/var/lib/rpmmanifest/container-manifest-2"