diff --git a/java/ql/src/Likely Bugs/Comparison/StringComparison.ql b/java/ql/src/Likely Bugs/Comparison/StringComparison.ql
index fc6e8dce7b5..1f33ece559d 100644
--- a/java/ql/src/Likely Bugs/Comparison/StringComparison.ql	
+++ b/java/ql/src/Likely Bugs/Comparison/StringComparison.ql	
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ class StringValue extends Expr {
   }
 }
 
+pragma[noinline]
 predicate candidateVariable(Variable v) {
   v.fromSource() and
   // For parameters, assume they could be non-interned.