diff --git a/java/ql/src/Security/CWE/CWE-489/DebuggableAttributeEnabled.ql b/java/ql/src/Security/CWE/CWE-489/DebuggableAttributeEnabled.ql
index 9061e15b3b1..d2016921d0c 100644
--- a/java/ql/src/Security/CWE/CWE-489/DebuggableAttributeEnabled.ql
+++ b/java/ql/src/Security/CWE/CWE-489/DebuggableAttributeEnabled.ql
@@ -16,5 +16,5 @@ import semmle.code.xml.AndroidManifest
 from AndroidApplicationXmlElement androidAppElem
 where
   androidAppElem.isDebuggable() and
-  not androidAppElem.getFile().isInBuildDirectory()
+  not androidAppElem.getFile().(AndroidManifestXmlFile).isInBuildDirectory()
 select androidAppElem.getAttribute("debuggable"), "The 'android:debuggable' attribute is enabled."
diff --git a/java/ql/test/query-tests/security/CWE-489/DebuggableAttributeEnabledTest.ql b/java/ql/test/query-tests/security/CWE-489/DebuggableAttributeEnabledTest.ql
index 831b7bce346..76433545aa5 100644
--- a/java/ql/test/query-tests/security/CWE-489/DebuggableAttributeEnabledTest.ql
+++ b/java/ql/test/query-tests/security/CWE-489/DebuggableAttributeEnabledTest.ql
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ class DebuggableAttributeEnabledTest extends InlineExpectationsTest {
     tag = "hasDebuggableAttributeEnabled" and
     exists(AndroidApplicationXmlElement androidAppElem |
       androidAppElem.isDebuggable() and
-      not androidAppElem.getFile().isInBuildDirectory()
+      not androidAppElem.getFile().(AndroidManifestXmlFile).isInBuildDirectory()
     |
       androidAppElem.getAttribute("debuggable").getLocation() = location and
       element = androidAppElem.getAttribute("debuggable").toString() and