diff --git a/java/ql/lib/semmle/code/java/Type.qll b/java/ql/lib/semmle/code/java/Type.qll
index c30dd7012bfb..aa1cc5fdc7f7 100644
--- a/java/ql/lib/semmle/code/java/Type.qll
+++ b/java/ql/lib/semmle/code/java/Type.qll
@@ -422,6 +422,7 @@ class RefType extends Type, Annotatable, Modifiable, @reftype {
    * This does not include itself, unless this type is part of a cycle
    * in the type hierarchy.
    */
+  overlay[caller?]
   RefType getAStrictAncestor() { result = this.getASupertype().getAnAncestor() }
 
   /**