diff --git a/javascript/ql/lib/semmle/javascript/dependencies/FrameworkLibraries.qll b/javascript/ql/lib/semmle/javascript/dependencies/FrameworkLibraries.qll
index 9cb4d68fbbf..f6a59c6ed30 100644
--- a/javascript/ql/lib/semmle/javascript/dependencies/FrameworkLibraries.qll
+++ b/javascript/ql/lib/semmle/javascript/dependencies/FrameworkLibraries.qll
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ private class MarkerComment extends Comment {
    * with version number `version`.
    */
   predicate matchesFramework(FrameworkLibraryWithMarkerComment fl, string version) {
-    fl.getAMarkerCommentRegexWithoutPlaceholders().regexpCapture(this.getText(), 1) = version
+    this.getText().regexpCapture(fl.getAMarkerCommentRegexWithoutPlaceholders(), 1) = version
   }
 }