diff --git a/plugins/reporters/cyclonedx/src/main/kotlin/BomExtensions.kt b/plugins/reporters/cyclonedx/src/main/kotlin/BomExtensions.kt
index 254b06efe5229..7c4faabb6af04 100644
--- a/plugins/reporters/cyclonedx/src/main/kotlin/BomExtensions.kt
+++ b/plugins/reporters/cyclonedx/src/main/kotlin/BomExtensions.kt
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ internal fun Bom.addExternalReference(type: ExternalReference.Type, url: String,
  * Add the given [ORT package][pkg] to this [Bom] by converting it to a CycloneDX [Component] using the metdata from
  * [input]. The [dependencyType] is added as an [ExtensibleType] to indicate "direct" vs "transitive" dependencies.
  */
-internal fun Bom.addPackage(input: ReporterInput, pkg: Package, dependencyType: String) {
+internal fun Bom.addComponent(input: ReporterInput, pkg: Package, dependencyType: String) {
     val resolvedLicenseInfo = input.licenseInfoResolver.resolveLicenseInfo(pkg.id).filterExcluded()
         .applyChoices(input.ortResult.getPackageLicenseChoices(pkg.id))
         .applyChoices(input.ortResult.getRepositoryLicenseChoices())
diff --git a/plugins/reporters/cyclonedx/src/main/kotlin/CycloneDxReporter.kt b/plugins/reporters/cyclonedx/src/main/kotlin/CycloneDxReporter.kt
index 0c280794f36d1..128f429e22d10 100644
--- a/plugins/reporters/cyclonedx/src/main/kotlin/CycloneDxReporter.kt
+++ b/plugins/reporters/cyclonedx/src/main/kotlin/CycloneDxReporter.kt
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ class CycloneDxReporter(
 
             packages.forEach { (pkg, _) ->
                 val dependencyType = if (pkg.id in allDirectDependencies) "direct" else "transitive"
-                bom.addPackage(input, pkg, dependencyType)
+                bom.addComponent(input, pkg, dependencyType)
             }
 
             bom.addVulnerabilities(input.ortResult.getVulnerabilities())
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ class CycloneDxReporter(
                 val directDependencies = input.ortResult.dependencyNavigator.projectDependencies(project, maxDepth = 1)
                 dependencyPackages.forEach { pkg ->
                     val dependencyType = if (pkg.id in directDependencies) "direct" else "transitive"
-                    bom.addPackage(input, pkg, dependencyType)
+                    bom.addComponent(input, pkg, dependencyType)
                 }
 
                 bom.addVulnerabilities(input.ortResult.getVulnerabilities())