diff --git a/rust/ql/lib/codeql/rust/dataflow/internal/empty.model.yml b/rust/ql/lib/codeql/rust/dataflow/internal/empty.model.yml
index 1a33951dfc3..61c0327171a 100644
--- a/rust/ql/lib/codeql/rust/dataflow/internal/empty.model.yml
+++ b/rust/ql/lib/codeql/rust/dataflow/internal/empty.model.yml
@@ -15,3 +15,13 @@ extensions:
       pack: codeql/rust-all
       extensible: summaryModel
     data: []
+
+  - addsTo:
+      pack: codeql/rust-all
+      extensible: barrierModel
+    data: []
+
+  - addsTo:
+      pack: codeql/rust-all
+      extensible: barrierGuardModel
+    data: []