diff --git a/cmd/grype-db/cli/commands/build.go b/cmd/grype-db/cli/commands/build.go
index 79dc6f73..43549901 100644
--- a/cmd/grype-db/cli/commands/build.go
+++ b/cmd/grype-db/cli/commands/build.go
@@ -109,11 +109,12 @@ func runBuild(cfg buildConfig) error {
 	}
 
 	return process.Build(process.BuildConfig{
-		SchemaVersion:   cfg.SchemaVersion,
-		Directory:       cfg.Directory,
-		States:          states,
-		Timestamp:       earliestTimestamp(states),
-		IncludeCPEParts: cfg.IncludeCPEParts,
+		SchemaVersion:       cfg.SchemaVersion,
+		Directory:           cfg.Directory,
+		States:              states,
+		Timestamp:           earliestTimestamp(states),
+		IncludeCPEParts:     cfg.IncludeCPEParts,
+		InferNVDFixVersions: cfg.InferNVDFixVersions,
 	})
 }
 
diff --git a/cmd/grype-db/cli/options/build.go b/cmd/grype-db/cli/options/build.go
index 1014dc5b..13b90c2b 100644
--- a/cmd/grype-db/cli/options/build.go
+++ b/cmd/grype-db/cli/options/build.go
@@ -17,15 +17,17 @@ type Build struct {
 	SchemaVersion  int  `yaml:"schema-version" json:"schema-version" mapstructure:"schema-version"`
 
 	// unbound options
-	IncludeCPEParts []string `yaml:"include-cpe-parts" json:"include-cpe-parts" mapstructure:"include-cpe-parts"`
+	IncludeCPEParts     []string `yaml:"include-cpe-parts" json:"include-cpe-parts" mapstructure:"include-cpe-parts"`
+	InferNVDFixVersions bool     `yaml:"infer-nvd-fix-versions" json:"infer-nvd-fix-versions" mapstructure:"infer-nvd-fix-versions"`
 }
 
 func DefaultBuild() Build {
 	return Build{
-		DBLocation:      DefaultDBLocation(),
-		SkipValidation:  false,
-		SchemaVersion:   process.DefaultSchemaVersion,
-		IncludeCPEParts: []string{"a"},
+		DBLocation:          DefaultDBLocation(),
+		SkipValidation:      false,
+		SchemaVersion:       process.DefaultSchemaVersion,
+		IncludeCPEParts:     []string{"a"},
+		InferNVDFixVersions: true,
 	}
 }
 
@@ -56,6 +58,7 @@ func (o *Build) BindFlags(flags *pflag.FlagSet, v *viper.Viper) error {
 
 	// set default values for non-bound struct items
 	v.SetDefault("build.include-cpe-parts", o.IncludeCPEParts)
+	v.SetDefault("build.infer-nvd-fix-versions", o.InferNVDFixVersions)
 
 	return o.DBLocation.BindFlags(flags, v)
 }
diff --git a/pkg/process/build.go b/pkg/process/build.go
index 12efe4ad..8a61fc1a 100644
--- a/pkg/process/build.go
+++ b/pkg/process/build.go
@@ -25,11 +25,12 @@ import (
 )
 
 type BuildConfig struct {
-	SchemaVersion   int
-	Directory       string
-	States          provider.States
-	Timestamp       time.Time
-	IncludeCPEParts []string
+	SchemaVersion       int
+	Directory           string
+	States              provider.States
+	Timestamp           time.Time
+	IncludeCPEParts     []string
+	InferNVDFixVersions bool
 }
 
 func Build(cfg BuildConfig) error {
@@ -101,7 +102,7 @@ func getProcessors(cfg BuildConfig) ([]data.Processor, error) {
 	case grypeDBv4.SchemaVersion:
 		return v4.Processors(), nil
 	case grypeDBv5.SchemaVersion:
-		return v5.Processors(v5.NewConfig(v5.WithCPEParts(cfg.IncludeCPEParts))), nil
+		return v5.Processors(v5.NewConfig(v5.WithCPEParts(cfg.IncludeCPEParts), v5.WithInferNVDFixVersions(cfg.InferNVDFixVersions))), nil
 	default:
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unable to create processor: unsupported schema version: %+v", cfg.SchemaVersion)
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/process/v5/processors.go b/pkg/process/v5/processors.go
index 238c812c..4a976bff 100644
--- a/pkg/process/v5/processors.go
+++ b/pkg/process/v5/processors.go
@@ -24,6 +24,12 @@ func WithCPEParts(included []string) Option {
 	}
 }
 
+func WithInferNVDFixVersions(infer bool) Option {
+	return func(cfg *Config) {
+		cfg.NVD.InferNVDFixVersions = infer
+	}
+}
+
 func NewConfig(options ...Option) Config {
 	var cfg Config
 	for _, option := range options {
diff --git a/pkg/process/v5/transformers/nvd/transform.go b/pkg/process/v5/transformers/nvd/transform.go
index 6cff6964..b78052a1 100644
--- a/pkg/process/v5/transformers/nvd/transform.go
+++ b/pkg/process/v5/transformers/nvd/transform.go
@@ -22,12 +22,14 @@ import (
 )
 
 type Config struct {
-	CPEParts *strset.Set
+	CPEParts            *strset.Set
+	InferNVDFixVersions bool
 }
 
 func defaultConfig() Config {
 	return Config{
-		CPEParts: strset.New("a"),
+		CPEParts:            strset.New("a"),
+		InferNVDFixVersions: true,
 	}
 }
 
@@ -91,7 +93,7 @@ func transform(cfg Config, vulnerability unmarshal.NVDVulnerability) ([]data.Ent
 			PackageName:       grypeNamespace.Resolver().Normalize(p.Product),
 			Namespace:         entryNamespace,
 			CPEs:              orderedCPEs,
-			Fix:               getFix(matches),
+			Fix:               getFix(matches, cfg.InferNVDFixVersions),
 		})
 	}
 
@@ -127,7 +129,13 @@ func getVersionFormat(name string, cpes []string) version.Format {
 	return version.UnknownFormat
 }
 
-func getFix(matches []nvd.CpeMatch) grypeDB.Fix {
+func getFix(matches []nvd.CpeMatch, inferNVDFixVersions bool) grypeDB.Fix {
+	if !inferNVDFixVersions {
+		return grypeDB.Fix{
+			State: grypeDB.UnknownFixState,
+		}
+	}
+
 	possiblyFixed := strset.New()
 	knownAffected := strset.New()
 	unspecifiedSet := strset.New("*", "-", "*")
diff --git a/pkg/process/v5/transformers/nvd/transform_test.go b/pkg/process/v5/transformers/nvd/transform_test.go
index 59e0a013..530094e0 100644
--- a/pkg/process/v5/transformers/nvd/transform_test.go
+++ b/pkg/process/v5/transformers/nvd/transform_test.go
@@ -1061,8 +1061,16 @@ func TestGetFix(t *testing.T) {
 
 	for _, tt := range tests {
 		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
-			fix := getFix(tt.matches)
+			fix := getFix(tt.matches, true)
 			assert.Equal(t, tt.expected, fix)
 		})
+
+		t.Run(tt.name+" don't infer NVD fixes", func(t *testing.T) {
+			fix := getFix(tt.matches, false)
+			assert.Equal(t, grypeDB.Fix{
+				Versions: nil,
+				State:    "unknown",
+			}, fix)
+		})
 	}
 }