diff --git a/pkg/dependency/parser/nodejs/npm/parse_test.go b/pkg/dependency/parser/nodejs/npm/parse_test.go
index 68f5d1e8491f..7b0b5042c831 100644
--- a/pkg/dependency/parser/nodejs/npm/parse_test.go
+++ b/pkg/dependency/parser/nodejs/npm/parse_test.go
@@ -53,6 +53,12 @@ func TestParse(t *testing.T) {
 			want:     npmV3WithoutRootDepsField,
 			wantDeps: npmV3WithoutRootDepsFieldDeps,
 		},
+		{
+			name:     "lock version v3 with broken link",
+			file:     "testdata/package-lock_v3_broken_link.json",
+			want:     nil,
+			wantDeps: nil,
+		},
 	}
 
 	for _, tt := range tests {
diff --git a/pkg/dependency/parser/nodejs/npm/testdata/package-lock_v3_broken_link.json b/pkg/dependency/parser/nodejs/npm/testdata/package-lock_v3_broken_link.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..d01c0fe3e996
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/dependency/parser/nodejs/npm/testdata/package-lock_v3_broken_link.json
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+{
+  "name": "node_v3_without_direct_deps",
+  "version": "1.0.0",
+  "lockfileVersion": 3,
+  "requires": true,
+  "packages": {
+    "": {
+      "name": "node_v3_without_direct_deps",
+      "version": "1.0.0",
+      "license": "ISC"
+    },
+    "functions/func1": {
+      "version": "1.0.0",
+      "license": "ISC",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "debug": "^2.6.9"
+      }
+    },
+    "node_modules/func1": {
+      "resolved": "",
+      "link": true
+    }
+  }
+}
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