diff --git a/meta/classes/create-spdx.bbclass b/meta/classes/create-spdx.bbclass
index 47dd12c383..c190ad3889 100644
--- a/meta/classes/create-spdx.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/create-spdx.bbclass
@@ -459,6 +459,7 @@ python do_create_spdx() {
 
     for s in d.getVar('SRC_URI').split():
         if not s.startswith("file://"):
+            s = s.split(';')[0]
             recipe.downloadLocation = s
             break
     else: