diff --git a/java/ql/src/semmle/code/java/frameworks/spring/SpringUtil.qll b/java/ql/src/semmle/code/java/frameworks/spring/SpringUtil.qll
index 26d182c1aeb..e7029999098 100644
--- a/java/ql/src/semmle/code/java/frameworks/spring/SpringUtil.qll
+++ b/java/ql/src/semmle/code/java/frameworks/spring/SpringUtil.qll
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
  */
 
 import java
-import semmle.code.java.dataflow.ExternalFlow
+private import semmle.code.java.dataflow.ExternalFlow
 
 private class FlowSummaries extends SummaryModelCsv {
   override predicate row(string row) {