diff --git a/change-notes/1.22/analysis-cpp.md b/change-notes/1.22/analysis-cpp.md
index 2db097f8215d..58eb488509ea 100644
--- a/change-notes/1.22/analysis-cpp.md
+++ b/change-notes/1.22/analysis-cpp.md
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 
 | **Query**                  | **Expected impact**    | **Change**                                                       |
 |----------------------------|------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------|
+| Suspicious pointer scaling (`cpp/suspicious-pointer-scaling`) | Lower precision | The precision of this query has been reduced to "medium". This coding pattern is used intentionally and safely in a number of real-world projects. Results are no longer displayed on LGTM unless you choose to display them. |
 
 ## Changes to QL libraries
 
diff --git a/cpp/ql/src/Security/CWE/CWE-468/IncorrectPointerScaling.ql b/cpp/ql/src/Security/CWE/CWE-468/IncorrectPointerScaling.ql
index 4a9d525a5779..2a60728c5493 100644
--- a/cpp/ql/src/Security/CWE/CWE-468/IncorrectPointerScaling.ql
+++ b/cpp/ql/src/Security/CWE/CWE-468/IncorrectPointerScaling.ql
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  *              can cause buffer overflow conditions.
  * @kind problem
  * @problem.severity warning
- * @precision high
+ * @precision medium
  * @id cpp/suspicious-pointer-scaling
  * @tags security
  *       external/cwe/cwe-468