diff --git a/rust/ql/lib/codeql/rust/dataflow/internal/FlowSummaryImpl.qll b/rust/ql/lib/codeql/rust/dataflow/internal/FlowSummaryImpl.qll
index 129bd468e01..2763908ae02 100644
--- a/rust/ql/lib/codeql/rust/dataflow/internal/FlowSummaryImpl.qll
+++ b/rust/ql/lib/codeql/rust/dataflow/internal/FlowSummaryImpl.qll
@@ -168,12 +168,12 @@ private module StepsInput implements Impl::Private::StepsInputSig {
     or
     exists(ArgumentPosition pos, Expr arg |
       s.head() = Impl::Private::SummaryComponent::parameter(pos) and
-      arg = getSourceNodeArgument(source, s.tail().head()) and
+      arg = getSourceNodeArgument(source, s.tail().headOfSingleton()) and
       result.asParameter() = getCallable(arg).getParam(pos.getPosition())
     )
     or
     result.(RustDataFlow::PostUpdateNode).getPreUpdateNode().asExpr().getExpr() =
-      getSourceNodeArgument(source, s.head())
+      getSourceNodeArgument(source, s.headOfSingleton())
   }
 
   RustDataFlow::Node getSinkNode(Input::SinkBase sink, Impl::Private::SummaryComponent sc) {
diff --git a/shared/dataflow/codeql/dataflow/internal/FlowSummaryImpl.qll b/shared/dataflow/codeql/dataflow/internal/FlowSummaryImpl.qll
index 9c46e04bf4b..6cc9d6f88a4 100644
--- a/shared/dataflow/codeql/dataflow/internal/FlowSummaryImpl.qll
+++ b/shared/dataflow/codeql/dataflow/internal/FlowSummaryImpl.qll
@@ -709,6 +709,9 @@ module Make<
         this = TConsSummaryComponentStack(result, _)
       }
 
+      /** Gets the head of this stack if it is a singleton. */
+      SummaryComponent headOfSingleton() { this = TSingletonSummaryComponentStack(result) }
+
       /** Gets the tail of this stack, if any. */
       SummaryComponentStack tail() { this = TConsSummaryComponentStack(_, result) }