diff --git a/cpp/ql/lib/semmle/code/cpp/models/implementations/Gets.qll b/cpp/ql/lib/semmle/code/cpp/models/implementations/Gets.qll
index 1c227684e4f..732958675dc 100644
--- a/cpp/ql/lib/semmle/code/cpp/models/implementations/Gets.qll
+++ b/cpp/ql/lib/semmle/code/cpp/models/implementations/Gets.qll
@@ -110,3 +110,21 @@ private class GetsFunction extends DataFlowFunction, ArrayFunction, AliasFunctio
 
   override predicate hasArrayOutput(int bufParam) { bufParam = 0 }
 }
+
+/**
+ * A model for `getc` and similar functions that are flow sources.
+ */
+private class GetcSource extends SourceModelCsv {
+  override predicate row(string row) {
+    row =
+      [
+        ";;false;getc;;;ReturnValue;remote", ";;false;getwc;;;ReturnValue;remote",
+        ";;false;_getc_nolock;;;ReturnValue;remote", ";;false;_getwc_nolock;;;ReturnValue;remote",
+        ";;false;getch;;;ReturnValue;local", ";;false;_getch;;;ReturnValue;local",
+        ";;false;_getwch;;;ReturnValue;local", ";;false;_getch_nolock;;;ReturnValue;local",
+        ";;false;_getwch_nolock;;;ReturnValue;local", ";;false;getchar;;;ReturnValue;local",
+        ";;false;getwchar;;;ReturnValue;local", ";;false;_getchar_nolock;;;ReturnValue;local",
+        ";;false;_getwchar_nolock;;;ReturnValue;local",
+      ]
+  }
+}
diff --git a/cpp/ql/test/library-tests/dataflow/source-sink-tests/local-flow.expected b/cpp/ql/test/library-tests/dataflow/source-sink-tests/local-flow.expected
index 48de9172b36..8ec8033d086 100644
--- a/cpp/ql/test/library-tests/dataflow/source-sink-tests/local-flow.expected
+++ b/cpp/ql/test/library-tests/dataflow/source-sink-tests/local-flow.expected
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-failures
 testFailures
+failures
diff --git a/cpp/ql/test/library-tests/dataflow/source-sink-tests/sources-and-sinks.cpp b/cpp/ql/test/library-tests/dataflow/source-sink-tests/sources-and-sinks.cpp
index 38c6b701f8a..68fe9ed015a 100644
--- a/cpp/ql/test/library-tests/dataflow/source-sink-tests/sources-and-sinks.cpp
+++ b/cpp/ql/test/library-tests/dataflow/source-sink-tests/sources-and-sinks.cpp
@@ -70,18 +70,18 @@ int _getchar_nolock(void);
 wint_t _getwchar_nolock(void);
 
 void test_getchar(FILE *stream) {
-  int a = getc(stream); // $ MISSING: remote_source
-  wint_t b = getwc(stream); // $ MISSING: remote_source
-  int c = _getc_nolock(stream); // $ MISSING: remote_source
-  wint_t d = _getwc_nolock(stream); // $ MISSING: remote_source
+  int a = getc(stream); // $ remote_source
+  wint_t b = getwc(stream); // $ remote_source
+  int c = _getc_nolock(stream); // $ remote_source
+  wint_t d = _getwc_nolock(stream); // $ remote_source
 
-  int e = getch(); // $ MISSING: local_source
-  int f = _getch(); // $ MISSING: local_source
-  wint_t g = _getwch(); // $ MISSING: local_source
-  int h = _getch_nolock(); // $ MISSING: local_source
-  wint_t i = _getwch_nolock(); // $ MISSING: local_source
-  int j = getchar(); // $ MISSING: local_source
-  wint_t k = getwchar(); // $ MISSING: local_source
-  int l = _getchar_nolock(); // $ MISSING: local_source
-  wint_t m = _getwchar_nolock(); // $ MISSING: local_source
+  int e = getch(); // $ local_source
+  int f = _getch(); // $ local_source
+  wint_t g = _getwch(); // $ local_source
+  int h = _getch_nolock(); // $ local_source
+  wint_t i = _getwch_nolock(); // $ local_source
+  int j = getchar(); // $ local_source
+  wint_t k = getwchar(); // $ local_source
+  int l = _getchar_nolock(); // $ local_source
+  wint_t m = _getwchar_nolock(); // $ local_source
 }