diff --git a/syft/format/internal/spdxutil/helpers/originator_supplier_test.go b/syft/format/internal/spdxutil/helpers/originator_supplier_test.go
index 3979b79fc2cc..a3d48790029c 100644
--- a/syft/format/internal/spdxutil/helpers/originator_supplier_test.go
+++ b/syft/format/internal/spdxutil/helpers/originator_supplier_test.go
@@ -374,7 +374,7 @@ func Test_OriginatorSupplier(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			name: "from terraform lock",
 			input: pkg.Package{
-				Metadata: pkg.TerraformLockEntry{},
+				Metadata: pkg.TerraformLockProviderEntry{},
 			},
 			originator: "",
 			supplier:   "",
diff --git a/syft/internal/packagemetadata/generated.go b/syft/internal/packagemetadata/generated.go
index f4734968ff33..f49268001009 100644
--- a/syft/internal/packagemetadata/generated.go
+++ b/syft/internal/packagemetadata/generated.go
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ func AllTypes() []any {
 		pkg.RustCargoLockEntry{},
 		pkg.SwiftPackageManagerResolvedEntry{},
 		pkg.SwiplPackEntry{},
-		pkg.TerraformLockEntry{},
+		pkg.TerraformLockProviderEntry{},
 		pkg.WordpressPluginEntry{},
 		pkg.YarnLockEntry{},
 	}
diff --git a/syft/internal/packagemetadata/names.go b/syft/internal/packagemetadata/names.go
index 7f433ab12dcf..d7587fa98a2d 100644
--- a/syft/internal/packagemetadata/names.go
+++ b/syft/internal/packagemetadata/names.go
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ var jsonTypes = makeJSONTypes(
 	jsonNamesWithoutLookup(pkg.RustBinaryAuditEntry{}, "rust-cargo-audit-entry", "RustCargoPackageMetadata"), // the legacy value is split into two types, where the other is preferred
 	jsonNames(pkg.WordpressPluginEntry{}, "wordpress-plugin-entry", "WordpressMetadata"),
 	jsonNames(pkg.LuaRocksPackage{}, "luarocks-package"),
-	jsonNames(pkg.TerraformLockEntry{}, "terraform-lock-entry"),
+	jsonNames(pkg.TerraformLockProviderEntry{}, "terraform-lock-provider-entry"),
 )
 
 func expandLegacyNameVariants(names ...string) []string {
diff --git a/syft/pkg/cataloger/terraform/cataloger_test.go b/syft/pkg/cataloger/terraform/cataloger_test.go
index 1a03f489369b..f3a7a22d6408 100644
--- a/syft/pkg/cataloger/terraform/cataloger_test.go
+++ b/syft/pkg/cataloger/terraform/cataloger_test.go
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ func TestTerraformCataloger(t *testing.T) {
 		Type:      pkg.TerraformPkg,
 		Language:  pkg.Go,
 		PURL:      "pkg:terraform/registry.terraform.io/hashicorp/aws@5.72.1",
-		Metadata: pkg.TerraformLockEntry{
+		Metadata: pkg.TerraformLockProviderEntry{
 			URL:         "registry.terraform.io/hashicorp/aws",
 			Version:     "5.72.1",
 			Constraints: "> 5.72.0",
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ func TestTerraformCataloger(t *testing.T) {
 		Type:      pkg.TerraformPkg,
 		Language:  pkg.Go,
 		PURL:      "pkg:terraform/registry.terraform.io/hashicorp/google@6.8.0",
-		Metadata: pkg.TerraformLockEntry{
+		Metadata: pkg.TerraformLockProviderEntry{
 			URL:         "registry.terraform.io/hashicorp/google",
 			Version:     "6.8.0",
 			Constraints: "6.8.0",
diff --git a/syft/pkg/cataloger/terraform/parse_tf_lock.go b/syft/pkg/cataloger/terraform/parse_tf_lock.go
index cde3ac9907d6..573c3fa93a58 100644
--- a/syft/pkg/cataloger/terraform/parse_tf_lock.go
+++ b/syft/pkg/cataloger/terraform/parse_tf_lock.go
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 type terraformLockFile struct {
-	Providers []pkg.TerraformLockEntry `hcl:"provider,block"`
+	Providers []pkg.TerraformLockProviderEntry `hcl:"provider,block"`
 }
 
 func parseTerraformLock(_ context.Context, _ file.Resolver, _ *generic.Environment, reader file.LocationReadCloser) ([]pkg.Package, []artifact.Relationship, error) {
diff --git a/syft/pkg/terraform.go b/syft/pkg/terraform.go
index 9e4b1b9db1e7..3db50bcbee0d 100644
--- a/syft/pkg/terraform.go
+++ b/syft/pkg/terraform.go
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 package pkg
 
-// TerraformLockEntry represents a single entry in a Terraform dependency lock file (.terraform.lock.hcl).
-type TerraformLockEntry struct {
+// TerraformLockProviderEntry represents a single provider entry in a Terraform dependency lock file (.terraform.lock.hcl).
+type TerraformLockProviderEntry struct {
 	URL         string   `hcl:",label" json:"url"`
 	Constraints string   `hcl:"constraints" json:"constraints"`
 	Version     string   `hcl:"version" json:"version"`