diff --git a/python/ql/src/experimental/dataflow/internal/DataFlowPrivate.qll b/python/ql/src/experimental/dataflow/internal/DataFlowPrivate.qll
index e1d111753b9..fbfc4bdb5e2 100644
--- a/python/ql/src/experimental/dataflow/internal/DataFlowPrivate.qll
+++ b/python/ql/src/experimental/dataflow/internal/DataFlowPrivate.qll
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ private Node update(Node node) {
  * `y`. There is a dataflow step from `**{"y": 1, "a": 3}` to `[**d]` to transfer the content and
  * a clearing of content at key `y` for node `[**d]`, since that value has been unpacked.
  */
-private module ArgumentPassing {
+module ArgumentPassing {
   /**
    * Holds if `call` represents a `DataFlowCall` to a `DataFlowCallable` represented by `callable`.
    *
diff --git a/python/ql/src/experimental/dataflow/internal/DataFlowPublic.qll b/python/ql/src/experimental/dataflow/internal/DataFlowPublic.qll
index 10d489953ce..e0c6248b590 100644
--- a/python/ql/src/experimental/dataflow/internal/DataFlowPublic.qll
+++ b/python/ql/src/experimental/dataflow/internal/DataFlowPublic.qll
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ newtype TNode =
   TKwOverflowNode(CallNode call, CallableValue callable) {
     exists(getKeywordOverflowArg(call, callable, _))
     or
+    ArgumentPassing::connects(call, callable) and
     exists(call.getNode().getKwargs()) and
     callable.getScope().hasKwArg()
   } or