diff --git a/cpp/ql/lib/semmle/code/cpp/ir/implementation/aliased_ssa/Instruction.qll b/cpp/ql/lib/semmle/code/cpp/ir/implementation/aliased_ssa/Instruction.qll
index 189ffce2903e..53a225c2e89f 100644
--- a/cpp/ql/lib/semmle/code/cpp/ir/implementation/aliased_ssa/Instruction.qll
+++ b/cpp/ql/lib/semmle/code/cpp/ir/implementation/aliased_ssa/Instruction.qll
@@ -247,8 +247,7 @@ class Instruction extends Construction::TStageInstruction {
    * Gets the type of the result produced by this instruction. If the instruction does not produce
    * a result, its result type will be `IRVoidType`.
    */
-  cached
-  final IRType getResultIRType() { result = this.getResultLanguageType().getIRType() }
+  final IRType getResultIRType() { result = Construction::getInstructionResultIRType(this) }
 
   /**
    * Gets the type of the result produced by this instruction. If the
diff --git a/cpp/ql/lib/semmle/code/cpp/ir/implementation/aliased_ssa/internal/SSAConstruction.qll b/cpp/ql/lib/semmle/code/cpp/ir/implementation/aliased_ssa/internal/SSAConstruction.qll
index 209c42726b7d..d2e68c733041 100644
--- a/cpp/ql/lib/semmle/code/cpp/ir/implementation/aliased_ssa/internal/SSAConstruction.qll
+++ b/cpp/ql/lib/semmle/code/cpp/ir/implementation/aliased_ssa/internal/SSAConstruction.qll
@@ -429,6 +429,11 @@ private module Cached {
     instr = unreachedInstruction(_) and result = Language::getVoidType()
   }
 
+  cached
+  IRType getInstructionResultIRType(Instruction instr) {
+    result = instr.getResultLanguageType().getIRType()
+  }
+
   /**
    * Holds if `opcode` is the opcode that specifies the operation performed by `instr`.
    *
diff --git a/cpp/ql/lib/semmle/code/cpp/ir/implementation/raw/Instruction.qll b/cpp/ql/lib/semmle/code/cpp/ir/implementation/raw/Instruction.qll
index 189ffce2903e..53a225c2e89f 100644
--- a/cpp/ql/lib/semmle/code/cpp/ir/implementation/raw/Instruction.qll
+++ b/cpp/ql/lib/semmle/code/cpp/ir/implementation/raw/Instruction.qll
@@ -247,8 +247,7 @@ class Instruction extends Construction::TStageInstruction {
    * Gets the type of the result produced by this instruction. If the instruction does not produce
    * a result, its result type will be `IRVoidType`.
    */
-  cached
-  final IRType getResultIRType() { result = this.getResultLanguageType().getIRType() }
+  final IRType getResultIRType() { result = Construction::getInstructionResultIRType(this) }
 
   /**
    * Gets the type of the result produced by this instruction. If the
diff --git a/cpp/ql/lib/semmle/code/cpp/ir/implementation/raw/internal/IRConstruction.qll b/cpp/ql/lib/semmle/code/cpp/ir/implementation/raw/internal/IRConstruction.qll
index 96a01954d17f..7bea8178d141 100644
--- a/cpp/ql/lib/semmle/code/cpp/ir/implementation/raw/internal/IRConstruction.qll
+++ b/cpp/ql/lib/semmle/code/cpp/ir/implementation/raw/internal/IRConstruction.qll
@@ -377,6 +377,10 @@ CppType getInstructionResultType(TStageInstruction instr) {
   result = getVoidType()
 }
 
+IRType getInstructionResultIRType(Instruction instr) {
+  result = instr.getResultLanguageType().getIRType()
+}
+
 predicate getInstructionOpcode(Opcode opcode, TStageInstruction instr) {
   getInstructionTranslatedElement(instr).hasInstruction(opcode, getInstructionTag(instr), _)
   or
diff --git a/cpp/ql/lib/semmle/code/cpp/ir/implementation/unaliased_ssa/Instruction.qll b/cpp/ql/lib/semmle/code/cpp/ir/implementation/unaliased_ssa/Instruction.qll
index 189ffce2903e..53a225c2e89f 100644
--- a/cpp/ql/lib/semmle/code/cpp/ir/implementation/unaliased_ssa/Instruction.qll
+++ b/cpp/ql/lib/semmle/code/cpp/ir/implementation/unaliased_ssa/Instruction.qll
@@ -247,8 +247,7 @@ class Instruction extends Construction::TStageInstruction {
    * Gets the type of the result produced by this instruction. If the instruction does not produce
    * a result, its result type will be `IRVoidType`.
    */
-  cached
-  final IRType getResultIRType() { result = this.getResultLanguageType().getIRType() }
+  final IRType getResultIRType() { result = Construction::getInstructionResultIRType(this) }
 
   /**
    * Gets the type of the result produced by this instruction. If the
diff --git a/cpp/ql/lib/semmle/code/cpp/ir/implementation/unaliased_ssa/internal/SSAConstruction.qll b/cpp/ql/lib/semmle/code/cpp/ir/implementation/unaliased_ssa/internal/SSAConstruction.qll
index 209c42726b7d..d2e68c733041 100644
--- a/cpp/ql/lib/semmle/code/cpp/ir/implementation/unaliased_ssa/internal/SSAConstruction.qll
+++ b/cpp/ql/lib/semmle/code/cpp/ir/implementation/unaliased_ssa/internal/SSAConstruction.qll
@@ -429,6 +429,11 @@ private module Cached {
     instr = unreachedInstruction(_) and result = Language::getVoidType()
   }
 
+  cached
+  IRType getInstructionResultIRType(Instruction instr) {
+    result = instr.getResultLanguageType().getIRType()
+  }
+
   /**
    * Holds if `opcode` is the opcode that specifies the operation performed by `instr`.
    *