diff --git a/cpp/ql/src/semmle/code/cpp/dataflow/internal/DataFlowPrivate.qll b/cpp/ql/src/semmle/code/cpp/dataflow/internal/DataFlowPrivate.qll
index 7e2e85c36ed..dc035ec8681 100644
--- a/cpp/ql/src/semmle/code/cpp/dataflow/internal/DataFlowPrivate.qll
+++ b/cpp/ql/src/semmle/code/cpp/dataflow/internal/DataFlowPrivate.qll
@@ -302,4 +302,4 @@ class DataFlowCall extends Expr {
 
 predicate isUnreachableInCall(Node n, DataFlowCall call) { none() } // stub implementation
 
-int flowThroughAccessPathLimit() { none() }
+int accessPathLimit() { result = 5 }
diff --git a/cpp/ql/src/semmle/code/cpp/ir/dataflow/internal/DataFlowPrivate.qll b/cpp/ql/src/semmle/code/cpp/ir/dataflow/internal/DataFlowPrivate.qll
index f8d31122a57..e7e185d3f56 100644
--- a/cpp/ql/src/semmle/code/cpp/ir/dataflow/internal/DataFlowPrivate.qll
+++ b/cpp/ql/src/semmle/code/cpp/ir/dataflow/internal/DataFlowPrivate.qll
@@ -205,4 +205,4 @@ class DataFlowCall extends CallInstruction {
 
 predicate isUnreachableInCall(Node n, DataFlowCall call) { none() } // stub implementation
 
-int flowThroughAccessPathLimit() { none() }
+int accessPathLimit() { result = 5 }
diff --git a/java/ql/src/semmle/code/java/dataflow/internal/DataFlowPrivate.qll b/java/ql/src/semmle/code/java/dataflow/internal/DataFlowPrivate.qll
index 2ed5f0ac40b..77c106b4042 100644
--- a/java/ql/src/semmle/code/java/dataflow/internal/DataFlowPrivate.qll
+++ b/java/ql/src/semmle/code/java/dataflow/internal/DataFlowPrivate.qll
@@ -323,4 +323,4 @@ predicate isUnreachableInCall(Node n, DataFlowCall call) {
   )
 }
 
-int flowThroughAccessPathLimit() { none() }
+int accessPathLimit() { result = 5 }