diff --git a/cpp/ql/src/Microsoft/Likely Bugs/SizeOfMisuse/ArgumentIsSizeofOrOperation.ql b/cpp/ql/src/Microsoft/Likely Bugs/SizeOfMisuse/ArgumentIsSizeofOrOperation.ql
index a503cfd0cbce..4a20a36d4f2f 100644
--- a/cpp/ql/src/Microsoft/Likely Bugs/SizeOfMisuse/ArgumentIsSizeofOrOperation.ql	
+++ b/cpp/ql/src/Microsoft/Likely Bugs/SizeOfMisuse/ArgumentIsSizeofOrOperation.ql	
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
  * @id cpp/microsoft/public/sizeof/sizeof-or-operation-as-argument
  * @name Usage of an expression that is a binary operation, or sizeof call passed as an argument to a sizeof call
  * @description When the `expr` passed to `sizeof` is a binary operation, or a sizeof call, this is typically a sign that there is a confusion on the usage of sizeof.
+ * @kind problem
+ * @problem.severity error
+ * @precision high
  * @tags security
  */