diff --git a/commands/audit/audit.go b/commands/audit/audit.go
index 683c8cca3..691d86bb4 100644
--- a/commands/audit/audit.go
+++ b/commands/audit/audit.go
@@ -182,8 +182,9 @@ func (auditCmd *AuditCommand) Run() (err error) {
 		if len(auditCmd.workingDirs) > 1 {
 			return errors.New("the 'audit' command with the 'Xray lib' BOM generator supports only one working directory. Please provide a single working directory")
 		}
-	} else {
-		// If no workingDirs were provided by the user, we apply a recursive scan on the root repository
+	} else if utils.IsScanRequested(utils.SourceCode, utils.ScaScan, auditCmd.ScansToPerform()...) || auditCmd.IncludeSbom {
+		// Only in case of SCA scan / SBOM requested and if no workingDirs were provided by the user
+		// We apply a recursive scan on the root repository
 		isRecursiveScan = len(auditCmd.workingDirs) == 0
 	}
 	workingDirs, err := coreutils.GetFullPathsWorkingDirs(auditCmd.workingDirs)