diff --git a/shared/dataflow/codeql/dataflow/internal/DataFlowImpl.qll b/shared/dataflow/codeql/dataflow/internal/DataFlowImpl.qll
index f5d0568e4ef08..ed52b473c4b41 100644
--- a/shared/dataflow/codeql/dataflow/internal/DataFlowImpl.qll
+++ b/shared/dataflow/codeql/dataflow/internal/DataFlowImpl.qll
@@ -415,7 +415,7 @@ module MakeImpl<LocationSig Location, InputSig<Location> Lang> {
         private predicate compatibleContainer0(ApHeadContent apc, DataFlowType containerType) {
           exists(DataFlowType containerType0, Content c |
             PrevStage::storeStepCand(_, c, _, _, containerType0) and
-            not isTopType(containerType0) and
+            not topTypeContent(apc) and
             compatibleTypesCached(containerType0, containerType) and
             apc = projectToHeadContent(c)
           )