diff --git a/cpp/common/src/codingstandards/cpp/rules/iofstreammissingpositioning/IOFstreamMissingPositioning.qll b/cpp/common/src/codingstandards/cpp/rules/iofstreammissingpositioning/IOFstreamMissingPositioning.qll
index fdfb8512ba..89f847c5aa 100644
--- a/cpp/common/src/codingstandards/cpp/rules/iofstreammissingpositioning/IOFstreamMissingPositioning.qll
+++ b/cpp/common/src/codingstandards/cpp/rules/iofstreammissingpositioning/IOFstreamMissingPositioning.qll
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ class WriteFunctionCall extends ReadWriteCall {
   }
 }
 
+pragma[inline]
 predicate sameSource(FunctionCall a, FunctionCall b) {
   sameStreamSource(a, b) or
   sameFileSource(a, b)
diff --git a/cpp/common/src/codingstandards/cpp/standardlibrary/FileAccess.qll b/cpp/common/src/codingstandards/cpp/standardlibrary/FileAccess.qll
index 8da4b8cc3f..bd5522e3eb 100644
--- a/cpp/common/src/codingstandards/cpp/standardlibrary/FileAccess.qll
+++ b/cpp/common/src/codingstandards/cpp/standardlibrary/FileAccess.qll
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ abstract class FileAccess extends FunctionCall {
   abstract Expr getFileExpr();
 }
 
+pragma[inline]
 predicate sameFileSource(FileAccess a, FileAccess b) {
   exists(Variable c |
     c.getAnAccess() = a.getFileExpr() and