diff --git a/cpp/ql/src/experimental/Security/CWE/CWE-190/AllocMultiplicationOverflow.ql b/cpp/ql/src/experimental/Security/CWE/CWE-190/AllocMultiplicationOverflow.ql
index 066323d1bd8..1933f5592bc 100644
--- a/cpp/ql/src/experimental/Security/CWE/CWE-190/AllocMultiplicationOverflow.ql
+++ b/cpp/ql/src/experimental/Security/CWE/CWE-190/AllocMultiplicationOverflow.ql
@@ -33,10 +33,8 @@ class MultToAllocConfig extends DataFlow::Configuration {
   }
 }
 
-string describe(DataFlow::PathNode n) {
-  result = n.getNode().asExpr().getEnclosingFunction().getName()
-}
-
 from MultToAllocConfig config, DataFlow::PathNode source, DataFlow::PathNode sink
 where config.hasFlowPath(source, sink)
-select sink, source, sink, "$@ in " + concat(describe(source), ", "), source, "here"
+select sink, source, sink,
+  "Potentially overflowing value from $@ is used in the size of this allocation.", source,
+  "multiplication"
diff --git a/cpp/ql/test/experimental/query-tests/Security/CWE/CWE-190/AllocMultiplicationOverflow/AllocMultiplicationOverflow.expected b/cpp/ql/test/experimental/query-tests/Security/CWE/CWE-190/AllocMultiplicationOverflow/AllocMultiplicationOverflow.expected
index f93c61bd5ae..b8428a43d11 100644
--- a/cpp/ql/test/experimental/query-tests/Security/CWE/CWE-190/AllocMultiplicationOverflow/AllocMultiplicationOverflow.expected
+++ b/cpp/ql/test/experimental/query-tests/Security/CWE/CWE-190/AllocMultiplicationOverflow/AllocMultiplicationOverflow.expected
@@ -9,9 +9,9 @@ nodes
 | test.cpp:30:27:30:31 | ... * ... | semmle.label | ... * ... |
 | test.cpp:31:27:31:31 | ... * ... | semmle.label | ... * ... |
 #select
-| test.cpp:13:33:13:37 | ... * ... | test.cpp:13:33:13:37 | ... * ... | test.cpp:13:33:13:37 | ... * ... | $@ in test | test.cpp:13:33:13:37 | ... * ... | here |
-| test.cpp:15:31:15:35 | ... * ... | test.cpp:15:31:15:35 | ... * ... | test.cpp:15:31:15:35 | ... * ... | $@ in test | test.cpp:15:31:15:35 | ... * ... | here |
-| test.cpp:19:34:19:38 | ... * ... | test.cpp:19:34:19:38 | ... * ... | test.cpp:19:34:19:38 | ... * ... | $@ in test | test.cpp:19:34:19:38 | ... * ... | here |
-| test.cpp:23:33:23:37 | size1 | test.cpp:22:17:22:21 | ... * ... | test.cpp:23:33:23:37 | size1 | $@ in test | test.cpp:22:17:22:21 | ... * ... | here |
-| test.cpp:30:27:30:31 | ... * ... | test.cpp:30:27:30:31 | ... * ... | test.cpp:30:27:30:31 | ... * ... | $@ in test | test.cpp:30:27:30:31 | ... * ... | here |
-| test.cpp:31:27:31:31 | ... * ... | test.cpp:31:27:31:31 | ... * ... | test.cpp:31:27:31:31 | ... * ... | $@ in test | test.cpp:31:27:31:31 | ... * ... | here |
+| test.cpp:13:33:13:37 | ... * ... | test.cpp:13:33:13:37 | ... * ... | test.cpp:13:33:13:37 | ... * ... | Potentially overflowing value from $@ is used in the size of this allocation. | test.cpp:13:33:13:37 | ... * ... | multiplication |
+| test.cpp:15:31:15:35 | ... * ... | test.cpp:15:31:15:35 | ... * ... | test.cpp:15:31:15:35 | ... * ... | Potentially overflowing value from $@ is used in the size of this allocation. | test.cpp:15:31:15:35 | ... * ... | multiplication |
+| test.cpp:19:34:19:38 | ... * ... | test.cpp:19:34:19:38 | ... * ... | test.cpp:19:34:19:38 | ... * ... | Potentially overflowing value from $@ is used in the size of this allocation. | test.cpp:19:34:19:38 | ... * ... | multiplication |
+| test.cpp:23:33:23:37 | size1 | test.cpp:22:17:22:21 | ... * ... | test.cpp:23:33:23:37 | size1 | Potentially overflowing value from $@ is used in the size of this allocation. | test.cpp:22:17:22:21 | ... * ... | multiplication |
+| test.cpp:30:27:30:31 | ... * ... | test.cpp:30:27:30:31 | ... * ... | test.cpp:30:27:30:31 | ... * ... | Potentially overflowing value from $@ is used in the size of this allocation. | test.cpp:30:27:30:31 | ... * ... | multiplication |
+| test.cpp:31:27:31:31 | ... * ... | test.cpp:31:27:31:31 | ... * ... | test.cpp:31:27:31:31 | ... * ... | Potentially overflowing value from $@ is used in the size of this allocation. | test.cpp:31:27:31:31 | ... * ... | multiplication |