diff --git a/metricflow/model/semantics/linkable_spec_resolver.py b/metricflow/model/semantics/linkable_spec_resolver.py
index f12ab6075b..c10fb5444e 100644
--- a/metricflow/model/semantics/linkable_spec_resolver.py
+++ b/metricflow/model/semantics/linkable_spec_resolver.py
@@ -841,6 +841,8 @@ def _get_metric_time_elements(self, measure_reference: Optional[MeasureReference
 
     def _get_joined_elements(self, measure_semantic_model: SemanticModel) -> LinkableElementSet:
         """Get the elements that can be generated by joining other models to the given model."""
+        directly_linkable_metrics = self._get_joinable_metrics_for_semantic_model(semantic_model=measure_semantic_model)
+
         # Create single-hop elements
         join_paths = []
         for entity in measure_semantic_model.entities:
@@ -885,7 +887,9 @@ def _get_joined_elements(self, measure_semantic_model: SemanticModel) -> Linkabl
             )
             join_paths = new_join_paths
 
-        return LinkableElementSet.merge_by_path_key((single_hop_elements, multi_hop_elements))
+        return LinkableElementSet.merge_by_path_key(
+            (directly_linkable_metrics, single_hop_elements, multi_hop_elements)
+        )
 
     def _get_linkable_element_set_for_measure(
         self,
@@ -897,17 +901,11 @@ def _get_linkable_element_set_for_measure(
         measure_semantic_model = self._get_semantic_model_for_measure(measure_reference)
 
         elements_in_semantic_model = self._get_elements_in_semantic_model(measure_semantic_model)
-        metrics_linked_to_semantic_model = self._get_joinable_metrics_for_semantic_model(measure_semantic_model)
         metric_time_elements = self._get_metric_time_elements(measure_reference)
         joined_elements = self._get_joined_elements(measure_semantic_model)
 
         return LinkableElementSet.merge_by_path_key(
-            (
-                elements_in_semantic_model,
-                metrics_linked_to_semantic_model,
-                metric_time_elements,
-                joined_elements,
-            )
+            (elements_in_semantic_model, metric_time_elements, joined_elements)
         ).filter(
             with_any_of=with_any_of,
             without_any_of=without_any_of,