diff --git a/cpp/ql/src/Security/CWE/CWE-089/SqlTainted.ql b/cpp/ql/src/Security/CWE/CWE-089/SqlTainted.ql
index 5a823b8672c..5d08afbe304 100644
--- a/cpp/ql/src/Security/CWE/CWE-089/SqlTainted.ql
+++ b/cpp/ql/src/Security/CWE/CWE-089/SqlTainted.ql
@@ -58,7 +58,9 @@ module SqlTaintedConfig implements DataFlow::ConfigSig {
   predicate observeDiffInformedIncrementalMode() { any() }
 
   Location getASelectedSinkLocation(DataFlow::Node sink) {
-    exists(Expr taintedArg | result = taintedArg.getLocation() | taintedArg = asSinkExpr(sink))
+    exists(Expr taintedArg | result = [taintedArg.getLocation(), sink.getLocation()] |
+      taintedArg = asSinkExpr(sink)
+    )
   }
 }