diff --git a/cpp/ql/lib/semmle/code/cpp/security/InvalidPointerDereference/AllocationToInvalidPointer.qll b/cpp/ql/lib/semmle/code/cpp/security/InvalidPointerDereference/AllocationToInvalidPointer.qll
index 0ba70212e72..cec78c7e21a 100644
--- a/cpp/ql/lib/semmle/code/cpp/security/InvalidPointerDereference/AllocationToInvalidPointer.qll
+++ b/cpp/ql/lib/semmle/code/cpp/security/InvalidPointerDereference/AllocationToInvalidPointer.qll
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ private module SizeBarrier {
   pragma[inline_late]
   Instruction getABarrierInstruction(int state) {
     exists(int delta, int k |
-      state >= k + delta and
+      state > k + delta and
       // result <= "size of allocation" + delta + k
       //        <= "size of allocation" + state
       result = getABarrierInstruction0(delta, k)
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ private module SizeBarrier {
       ValidForStateFlow::flow(source, result) and
       hasSize(_, source, state) and
       ValidForStateConfig::isSink(result, delta, k) and
-      state >= k + delta
+      state > k + delta
       // so now we have:
       // result <= "size of allocation" + delta + k
       //        <= "size of allocation" + state
diff --git a/cpp/ql/test/experimental/query-tests/Security/CWE/CWE-193/pointer-deref/AllocationToInvalidPointer.expected b/cpp/ql/test/experimental/query-tests/Security/CWE/CWE-193/pointer-deref/AllocationToInvalidPointer.expected
index 48de9172b36..cf97afc8af8 100644
--- a/cpp/ql/test/experimental/query-tests/Security/CWE/CWE-193/pointer-deref/AllocationToInvalidPointer.expected
+++ b/cpp/ql/test/experimental/query-tests/Security/CWE/CWE-193/pointer-deref/AllocationToInvalidPointer.expected
@@ -1,2 +1,6 @@
 failures
 testFailures
+| test.cpp:308:5:308:11 | PointerAdd: access to array | Unexpected result: alloc=L304 |
+| test.cpp:308:5:308:11 | PointerAdd: access to array | Unexpected result: alloc=L304-1 |
+| test.cpp:725:5:725:11 | PointerAdd: access to array | Unexpected result: alloc=L722 |
+| test.cpp:725:5:725:11 | PointerAdd: access to array | Unexpected result: alloc=L722-1 |
diff --git a/cpp/ql/test/experimental/query-tests/Security/CWE/CWE-193/pointer-deref/InvalidPointerDeref.expected b/cpp/ql/test/experimental/query-tests/Security/CWE/CWE-193/pointer-deref/InvalidPointerDeref.expected
index ef339b46b6e..2a67a4930f8 100644
--- a/cpp/ql/test/experimental/query-tests/Security/CWE/CWE-193/pointer-deref/InvalidPointerDeref.expected
+++ b/cpp/ql/test/experimental/query-tests/Security/CWE/CWE-193/pointer-deref/InvalidPointerDeref.expected
@@ -129,6 +129,7 @@ edges
 | test.cpp:271:14:271:21 | ... + ... | test.cpp:271:14:271:21 | ... + ... |
 | test.cpp:271:14:271:21 | ... + ... | test.cpp:274:5:274:10 | ... = ... |
 | test.cpp:271:14:271:21 | ... + ... | test.cpp:274:5:274:10 | ... = ... |
+| test.cpp:304:15:304:26 | new[] | test.cpp:308:5:308:29 | ... = ... |
 | test.cpp:355:14:355:27 | new[] | test.cpp:356:15:356:23 | ... + ... |
 | test.cpp:355:14:355:27 | new[] | test.cpp:356:15:356:23 | ... + ... |
 | test.cpp:355:14:355:27 | new[] | test.cpp:357:24:357:30 | ... + ... |
@@ -222,6 +223,7 @@ edges
 | test.cpp:705:18:705:18 | q | test.cpp:706:12:706:13 | * ... |
 | test.cpp:711:13:711:26 | new[] | test.cpp:714:11:714:11 | q |
 | test.cpp:714:11:714:11 | q | test.cpp:705:18:705:18 | q |
+| test.cpp:722:13:722:22 | new[] | test.cpp:725:5:725:15 | ... = ... |
 nodes
 | test.cpp:4:15:4:20 | call to malloc | semmle.label | call to malloc |
 | test.cpp:5:15:5:22 | ... + ... | semmle.label | ... + ... |
@@ -314,6 +316,8 @@ nodes
 | test.cpp:271:14:271:21 | ... + ... | semmle.label | ... + ... |
 | test.cpp:271:14:271:21 | ... + ... | semmle.label | ... + ... |
 | test.cpp:274:5:274:10 | ... = ... | semmle.label | ... = ... |
+| test.cpp:304:15:304:26 | new[] | semmle.label | new[] |
+| test.cpp:308:5:308:29 | ... = ... | semmle.label | ... = ... |
 | test.cpp:355:14:355:27 | new[] | semmle.label | new[] |
 | test.cpp:356:15:356:23 | ... + ... | semmle.label | ... + ... |
 | test.cpp:356:15:356:23 | ... + ... | semmle.label | ... + ... |
@@ -372,6 +376,8 @@ nodes
 | test.cpp:706:12:706:13 | * ... | semmle.label | * ... |
 | test.cpp:711:13:711:26 | new[] | semmle.label | new[] |
 | test.cpp:714:11:714:11 | q | semmle.label | q |
+| test.cpp:722:13:722:22 | new[] | semmle.label | new[] |
+| test.cpp:725:5:725:15 | ... = ... | semmle.label | ... = ... |
 subpaths
 #select
 | test.cpp:6:14:6:15 | * ... | test.cpp:4:15:4:20 | call to malloc | test.cpp:6:14:6:15 | * ... | This read might be out of bounds, as the pointer might be equal to $@ + $@. | test.cpp:4:15:4:20 | call to malloc | call to malloc | test.cpp:5:19:5:22 | size | size |
@@ -393,6 +399,7 @@ subpaths
 | test.cpp:254:9:254:16 | ... = ... | test.cpp:248:24:248:30 | call to realloc | test.cpp:254:9:254:16 | ... = ... | This write might be out of bounds, as the pointer might be equal to $@ + $@. | test.cpp:248:24:248:30 | call to realloc | call to realloc | test.cpp:254:11:254:11 | i | i |
 | test.cpp:264:13:264:14 | * ... | test.cpp:260:13:260:24 | new[] | test.cpp:264:13:264:14 | * ... | This read might be out of bounds, as the pointer might be equal to $@ + $@. | test.cpp:260:13:260:24 | new[] | new[] | test.cpp:261:19:261:21 | len | len |
 | test.cpp:274:5:274:10 | ... = ... | test.cpp:270:13:270:24 | new[] | test.cpp:274:5:274:10 | ... = ... | This write might be out of bounds, as the pointer might be equal to $@ + $@. | test.cpp:270:13:270:24 | new[] | new[] | test.cpp:271:19:271:21 | len | len |
+| test.cpp:308:5:308:29 | ... = ... | test.cpp:304:15:304:26 | new[] | test.cpp:308:5:308:29 | ... = ... | This write might be out of bounds, as the pointer might be equal to $@ + $@. | test.cpp:304:15:304:26 | new[] | new[] | test.cpp:308:8:308:10 | ... + ... | ... + ... |
 | test.cpp:358:14:358:26 | * ... | test.cpp:355:14:355:27 | new[] | test.cpp:358:14:358:26 | * ... | This read might be out of bounds, as the pointer might be equal to $@ + $@ + 1. | test.cpp:355:14:355:27 | new[] | new[] | test.cpp:356:20:356:23 | size | size |
 | test.cpp:359:14:359:32 | * ... | test.cpp:355:14:355:27 | new[] | test.cpp:359:14:359:32 | * ... | This read might be out of bounds, as the pointer might be equal to $@ + $@ + 2. | test.cpp:355:14:355:27 | new[] | new[] | test.cpp:356:20:356:23 | size | size |
 | test.cpp:384:13:384:16 | * ... | test.cpp:377:14:377:27 | new[] | test.cpp:384:13:384:16 | * ... | This read might be out of bounds, as the pointer might be equal to $@ + $@. | test.cpp:377:14:377:27 | new[] | new[] | test.cpp:378:20:378:23 | size | size |
@@ -406,3 +413,4 @@ subpaths
 | test.cpp:647:5:647:19 | ... = ... | test.cpp:642:14:642:31 | new[] | test.cpp:647:5:647:19 | ... = ... | This write might be out of bounds, as the pointer might be equal to $@ + $@. | test.cpp:642:14:642:31 | new[] | new[] | test.cpp:647:8:647:14 | src_pos | src_pos |
 | test.cpp:701:15:701:16 | * ... | test.cpp:695:13:695:26 | new[] | test.cpp:701:15:701:16 | * ... | This read might be out of bounds, as the pointer might be equal to $@ + $@. | test.cpp:695:13:695:26 | new[] | new[] | test.cpp:696:19:696:22 | size | size |
 | test.cpp:706:12:706:13 | * ... | test.cpp:711:13:711:26 | new[] | test.cpp:706:12:706:13 | * ... | This read might be out of bounds, as the pointer might be equal to $@ + $@. | test.cpp:711:13:711:26 | new[] | new[] | test.cpp:712:19:712:22 | size | size |
+| test.cpp:725:5:725:15 | ... = ... | test.cpp:722:13:722:22 | new[] | test.cpp:725:5:725:15 | ... = ... | This write might be out of bounds, as the pointer might be equal to $@ + $@. | test.cpp:722:13:722:22 | new[] | new[] | test.cpp:725:8:725:10 | ... + ... | ... + ... |
diff --git a/cpp/ql/test/experimental/query-tests/Security/CWE/CWE-193/pointer-deref/InvalidPointerToDereference.expected b/cpp/ql/test/experimental/query-tests/Security/CWE/CWE-193/pointer-deref/InvalidPointerToDereference.expected
index 48de9172b36..75988642e11 100644
--- a/cpp/ql/test/experimental/query-tests/Security/CWE/CWE-193/pointer-deref/InvalidPointerToDereference.expected
+++ b/cpp/ql/test/experimental/query-tests/Security/CWE/CWE-193/pointer-deref/InvalidPointerToDereference.expected
@@ -1,2 +1,4 @@
 failures
 testFailures
+| test.cpp:308:5:308:29 | ... = ... | Unexpected result: deref=L308 |
+| test.cpp:725:5:725:15 | ... = ... | Unexpected result: deref=L725 |
diff --git a/cpp/ql/test/experimental/query-tests/Security/CWE/CWE-193/pointer-deref/test.cpp b/cpp/ql/test/experimental/query-tests/Security/CWE/CWE-193/pointer-deref/test.cpp
index 10d7b3b1dd8..53256c7ec4e 100644
--- a/cpp/ql/test/experimental/query-tests/Security/CWE/CWE-193/pointer-deref/test.cpp
+++ b/cpp/ql/test/experimental/query-tests/Security/CWE/CWE-193/pointer-deref/test.cpp
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ void test21() {
 
   for (int i = 0; i < n; i += 2) {
     xs[i] = test21_get(i); // GOOD
-    xs[i+1] = test21_get(i+1); // GOOD
+    xs[i+1] = test21_get(i+1); // GOOD [FALSE POSITIVE]
   }
 }
 
@@ -714,3 +714,14 @@ void test35(unsigned long size, char* q)
     deref(q);
   }
 }
+
+void test21_simple(bool b) {
+  int n = 0;
+  if (b) n = 2;
+
+  int* xs = new int[n];
+
+  for (int i = 0; i < n; i += 2) {
+    xs[i+1] = 0; // GOOD [FALSE POSITIVE]
+  }
+}
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