diff --git a/cpp/ql/src/Security/CWE/CWE-611/XXE.ql b/cpp/ql/src/Security/CWE/CWE-611/XXE.ql
index 6b73e50c963..50cd63acb40 100644
--- a/cpp/ql/src/Security/CWE/CWE-611/XXE.ql
+++ b/cpp/ql/src/Security/CWE/CWE-611/XXE.ql
@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@ module XxeConfig implements DataFlow::StateConfigSig {
     // flowstate value.
     node.asIndirectExpr().(XxeFlowStateTransformer).transform(flowstate) != flowstate
   }
+
+  predicate neverSkip(DataFlow::Node node) { none() }
 }
 
 module XxeFlow = DataFlow::GlobalWithState<XxeConfig>;