diff --git a/java/ql/lib/semmle/code/java/dataflow/internal/DataFlowUtil.qll b/java/ql/lib/semmle/code/java/dataflow/internal/DataFlowUtil.qll
index 4b436edc6aa6..23e9f680c974 100644
--- a/java/ql/lib/semmle/code/java/dataflow/internal/DataFlowUtil.qll
+++ b/java/ql/lib/semmle/code/java/dataflow/internal/DataFlowUtil.qll
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ overlay[caller?]
 pragma[inline]
 predicate localFlow(Node node1, Node node2) { node1 = node2 or localFlowStepPlus(node1, node2) }
 
+overlay[caller?]
 private predicate localFlowStepPlus(Node node1, Node node2) = fastTC(localFlowStep/2)(node1, node2)
 
 /**