diff --git a/pkg/report/model/sarif.go b/pkg/report/model/sarif.go
index 0688478e30d..b0cc8a9b61f 100644
--- a/pkg/report/model/sarif.go
+++ b/pkg/report/model/sarif.go
@@ -286,6 +286,10 @@ func (sr *sarifReport) BuildSarifIssue(issue *model.QueryResult) {
 			kind = "informational"
 		}
 		for idx := range issue.Files {
+			line := issue.Files[idx].Line
+			if line < 1 {
+				line = 1
+			}
 			result := sarifResult{
 				ResultRuleID:    issue.QueryID,
 				ResultRuleIndex: ruleIndex,
@@ -295,7 +299,7 @@ func (sr *sarifReport) BuildSarifIssue(issue *model.QueryResult) {
 					{
 						PhysicalLocation: sarifPhysicalLocation{
 							ArtifactLocation: sarifArtifactLocation{ArtifactURI: issue.Files[idx].FileName},
-							Region:           sarifRegion{StartLine: issue.Files[idx].Line},
+							Region:           sarifRegion{StartLine: line},
 						},
 					},
 				},
diff --git a/pkg/report/model/sarif_test.go b/pkg/report/model/sarif_test.go
index 652ba966d09..094bf6cbddb 100644
--- a/pkg/report/model/sarif_test.go
+++ b/pkg/report/model/sarif_test.go
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ var sarifTests = []sarifTest{
 		},
 	},
 	{
-		name: "Should create one occurrence",
+		name: "Should create one occurrence with valid startLine",
 		vq: []model.QueryResult{
 			{
 				QueryName:   "test",
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ var sarifTests = []sarifTest{
 				QueryURI:    "https://www.test.com",
 				Severity:    model.SeverityHigh,
 				Files: []model.VulnerableFile{
-					{KeyActualValue: "test", FileName: "test.json", Line: 1},
+					{KeyActualValue: "test", FileName: "test.json", Line: -1},
 				},
 			},
 		},