diff --git a/cpp/ql/src/codeql-suites/cpp-code-scanning.qls b/cpp/ql/src/codeql-suites/cpp-code-scanning.qls
index 6e74a7c4e5d..f811010a26a 100644
--- a/cpp/ql/src/codeql-suites/cpp-code-scanning.qls
+++ b/cpp/ql/src/codeql-suites/cpp-code-scanning.qls
@@ -2,5 +2,5 @@
 - qlpack: codeql-cpp
 - apply: code-scanning-selectors.yml
   from: codeql-suite-helpers
-- apply: codeql-suites/slow-queries.yml
+- apply: codeql-suites/exclude-slow-queries.yml
   from: codeql-cpp
diff --git a/cpp/ql/src/codeql-suites/cpp-lgtm-full.qls b/cpp/ql/src/codeql-suites/cpp-lgtm-full.qls
index 9f81094a5f2..1032261fb94 100644
--- a/cpp/ql/src/codeql-suites/cpp-lgtm-full.qls
+++ b/cpp/ql/src/codeql-suites/cpp-lgtm-full.qls
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 - qlpack: codeql-cpp
 - apply: lgtm-selectors.yml
   from: codeql-suite-helpers
-- apply: codeql-suites/slow-queries.yml
+- apply: codeql-suites/exclude-slow-queries.yml
   from: codeql-cpp 
 # These are only for IDE use.
 - exclude:
diff --git a/cpp/ql/src/codeql-suites/cpp-security-and-quality.qls b/cpp/ql/src/codeql-suites/cpp-security-and-quality.qls
index 2232d9f3e21..297f46bc752 100644
--- a/cpp/ql/src/codeql-suites/cpp-security-and-quality.qls
+++ b/cpp/ql/src/codeql-suites/cpp-security-and-quality.qls
@@ -2,5 +2,5 @@
 - qlpack: codeql-cpp
 - apply: security-and-quality-selectors.yml
   from: codeql-suite-helpers
-- apply: codeql-suites/slow-queries.yml
+- apply: codeql-suites/exclude-slow-queries.yml
   from: codeql-cpp
diff --git a/cpp/ql/src/codeql-suites/cpp-security-extended.qls b/cpp/ql/src/codeql-suites/cpp-security-extended.qls
index de5fc28468c..f9633ae1972 100644
--- a/cpp/ql/src/codeql-suites/cpp-security-extended.qls
+++ b/cpp/ql/src/codeql-suites/cpp-security-extended.qls
@@ -2,5 +2,5 @@
 - qlpack: codeql-cpp
 - apply: security-extended-selectors.yml
   from: codeql-suite-helpers
-- apply: codeql-suites/slow-queries.yml
+- apply: codeql-suites/excluded-slow-queries.yml
   from: codeql-cpp
diff --git a/cpp/ql/src/codeql-suites/slow-queries.yml b/cpp/ql/src/codeql-suites/exclude-slow-queries.yml
similarity index 100%
rename from cpp/ql/src/codeql-suites/slow-queries.yml
rename to cpp/ql/src/codeql-suites/exclude-slow-queries.yml