diff --git a/go/ql/lib/semmle/go/dataflow/internal/DataFlowImpl.qll b/go/ql/lib/semmle/go/dataflow/internal/DataFlowImpl.qll
index 67e93ea7f6f..c8d9d66e1b9 100644
--- a/go/ql/lib/semmle/go/dataflow/internal/DataFlowImpl.qll
+++ b/go/ql/lib/semmle/go/dataflow/internal/DataFlowImpl.qll
@@ -163,7 +163,9 @@ abstract class Configuration extends string {
   /**
    * Holds if data may flow from some source to `sink` for this configuration.
    */
-  predicate hasFlowTo(Node sink) { this.hasFlow(_, sink) }
+  predicate hasFlowTo(Node sink) {
+    sink = any(PathNodeSink n | this = n.getConfiguration()).getNodeEx().asNode()
+  }
 
   /**
    * Holds if data may flow from some source to `sink` for this configuration.
diff --git a/go/ql/lib/semmle/go/dataflow/internal/DataFlowImpl2.qll b/go/ql/lib/semmle/go/dataflow/internal/DataFlowImpl2.qll
index 67e93ea7f6f..c8d9d66e1b9 100644
--- a/go/ql/lib/semmle/go/dataflow/internal/DataFlowImpl2.qll
+++ b/go/ql/lib/semmle/go/dataflow/internal/DataFlowImpl2.qll
@@ -163,7 +163,9 @@ abstract class Configuration extends string {
   /**
    * Holds if data may flow from some source to `sink` for this configuration.
    */
-  predicate hasFlowTo(Node sink) { this.hasFlow(_, sink) }
+  predicate hasFlowTo(Node sink) {
+    sink = any(PathNodeSink n | this = n.getConfiguration()).getNodeEx().asNode()
+  }
 
   /**
    * Holds if data may flow from some source to `sink` for this configuration.