diff --git a/utils/generate-cyclonedx b/utils/generate-cyclonedx
index 098f62bf2c..44b9b80847 100755
--- a/utils/generate-cyclonedx
+++ b/utils/generate-cyclonedx
@@ -371,6 +371,9 @@ def cyclonedx_component(name, comp):
     return {
         "bom-ref": name,
         "type": "library",
+        **({
+            "scope": "excluded"
+        } if comp["type"] == "host" else {}),
         **({
             "name": comp["name"],
         } if "name" in comp else {}),