diff --git a/lib/cli/index.js b/lib/cli/index.js
index 58aa887b5a..caed18cd5e 100644
--- a/lib/cli/index.js
+++ b/lib/cli/index.js
@@ -6514,9 +6514,15 @@ export async function createMultiXBom(pathList, options) {
       "dependsOn" === process.env.MULTI_BOM_COMPONENT_REF
         ? "dependsOn"
         : "provides";
-    const parentDependencies = dependencies.find(
+    let parentDependencies = dependencies.find(
       (d) => d["ref"] === parentComponent["bom-ref"],
     );
+    if (!parentDependencies) {
+      parentDependencies = {
+        ref: parentComponent["bom-ref"],
+      };
+      dependencies = mergeDependencies(dependencies, parentDependencies);
+    }
     if (!parentDependencies[multiBomComponentRef]) {
       parentDependencies[multiBomComponentRef] = [];
     }