diff --git a/cpp/ql/lib/experimental/semmle/code/cpp/semantic/analysis/SignAnalysisCommon.qll b/cpp/ql/lib/experimental/semmle/code/cpp/semantic/analysis/SignAnalysisCommon.qll
index 94ef40e83fa..4e2c0cb98c8 100644
--- a/cpp/ql/lib/experimental/semmle/code/cpp/semantic/analysis/SignAnalysisCommon.qll
+++ b/cpp/ql/lib/experimental/semmle/code/cpp/semantic/analysis/SignAnalysisCommon.qll
@@ -328,10 +328,11 @@ module SignAnalysis<DeltaSig D, UtilSig<D> Utils> {
    *  - `isEq = false` : `v != eqbound`
    */
   private predicate eqBound(SemExpr eqbound, SemSsaVariable v, SemSsaReadPosition pos, boolean isEq) {
-    exists(SemGuard guard, boolean testIsTrue, boolean polarity |
-      pos.hasReadOfVar(v) and
-      semGuardControlsSsaRead(guard, pos, testIsTrue) and
-      guard.isEquality(eqbound, Utils::semSsaRead(v, D::fromInt(0)), polarity) and
+    exists(SemGuard guard, boolean testIsTrue, boolean polarity, SemExpr e |
+      pos.hasReadOfVar(pragma[only_bind_into](v)) and
+      semGuardControlsSsaRead(guard, pragma[only_bind_into](pos), testIsTrue) and
+      e = Utils::semSsaRead(pragma[only_bind_into](v), D::fromInt(0)) and
+      guard.isEquality(eqbound, e, polarity) and
       isEq = polarity.booleanXor(testIsTrue).booleanNot() and
       not unknownSign(eqbound)
     )