diff --git a/cpp/ql/src/experimental/Security/CWE/CWE-14/CompilerRemovalOfCodeToClearBuffers.ql b/cpp/ql/src/experimental/Security/CWE/CWE-14/CompilerRemovalOfCodeToClearBuffers.ql
index 3f6e47ee891..96ecc30a95e 100644
--- a/cpp/ql/src/experimental/Security/CWE/CWE-14/CompilerRemovalOfCodeToClearBuffers.ql
+++ b/cpp/ql/src/experimental/Security/CWE/CWE-14/CompilerRemovalOfCodeToClearBuffers.ql
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ import semmle.code.cpp.dataflow.DataFlow
  */
 class CompilerRemovaMemset extends FunctionCall {
   CompilerRemovaMemset() {
-    this.getTarget().hasName("memset") and
+    this.getTarget().hasGlobalOrStdName("memset") and
     exists(DataFlow::Node source, DataFlow::Node sink, LocalVariable isv, Expr exp |
       DataFlow::localFlow(source, sink) and
       this.getArgument(0) = isv.getAnAccess() and