diff --git a/java/ql/src/Violations of Best Practice/Naming Conventions/ConfusingOverloading.ql b/java/ql/src/Violations of Best Practice/Naming Conventions/ConfusingOverloading.ql
index 6034d35bff3..f355cd5f219 100644
--- a/java/ql/src/Violations of Best Practice/Naming Conventions/ConfusingOverloading.ql	
+++ b/java/ql/src/Violations of Best Practice/Naming Conventions/ConfusingOverloading.ql	
@@ -57,6 +57,8 @@ private predicate candidateMethod(RefType t, Method m, string name, int numParam
   m.getNumberOfParameters() = numParam and
   m = m.getSourceDeclaration() and
   not m.getAnAnnotation() instanceof DeprecatedAnnotation and
+  // Exclude compiler generated methods, such as Kotlin `$default` methods:
+  not m.isCompilerGenerated() and
   not whitelist(name)
 }
 
@@ -137,8 +139,6 @@ private predicate delegate(Method caller, Method callee) {
 
 from Method m, Method n, string messageQualifier
 where
-  // Exclude compiler generated methods, such as Kotlin `$default` methods:
-  not m.isCompilerGenerated() and
   confusinglyOverloaded(m, n) and
   (
     if m.getDeclaringType() = n.getDeclaringType()