diff --git a/java/ql/src/semmle/code/java/dataflow/internal/DataFlowPrivate.qll b/java/ql/src/semmle/code/java/dataflow/internal/DataFlowPrivate.qll
index 27d80d8df8d..e60f49ffa6a 100644
--- a/java/ql/src/semmle/code/java/dataflow/internal/DataFlowPrivate.qll
+++ b/java/ql/src/semmle/code/java/dataflow/internal/DataFlowPrivate.qll
@@ -113,7 +113,8 @@ private predicate variableCaptureStep(Node node1, ExprNode node2) {
  */
 predicate jumpStep(Node node1, Node node2) {
   staticFieldStep(node1, node2) or
-  variableCaptureStep(node1, node2)
+  variableCaptureStep(node1, node2) or
+  variableCaptureStep(node1.(PostUpdateNode).getPreUpdateNode(), node2)
 }
 
 /**