diff --git a/bandit/core/context.py b/bandit/core/context.py
index 801b36466..1ecfb4495 100644
--- a/bandit/core/context.py
+++ b/bandit/core/context.py
@@ -276,9 +276,8 @@ def get_call_arg_at_position(self, position_num):
         """
         max_args = self.call_args_count
         if max_args and position_num < max_args:
-            return self._get_literal_value(
-                self._context["call"].args[position_num]
-            )
+            arg = self._context["call"].args[position_num]
+            return getattr(arg, "attr", None) or self._get_literal_value(arg)
         else:
             return None
 
diff --git a/bandit/plugins/yaml_load.py b/bandit/plugins/yaml_load.py
index acd67d727..2304c1d7d 100644
--- a/bandit/plugins/yaml_load.py
+++ b/bandit/plugins/yaml_load.py
@@ -62,6 +62,8 @@ def yaml_load(context):
             func == "load",
             not context.check_call_arg_value("Loader", "SafeLoader"),
             not context.check_call_arg_value("Loader", "CSafeLoader"),
+            not context.get_call_arg_at_position(1) == "SafeLoader",
+            not context.get_call_arg_at_position(1) == "CSafeLoader",
         ]
     ):
         return bandit.Issue(
diff --git a/examples/yaml_load.py b/examples/yaml_load.py
index 21d8797fc..a6a2eb164 100644
--- a/examples/yaml_load.py
+++ b/examples/yaml_load.py
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 import json
 import yaml
+from yaml import CSafeLoader
+from yaml import SafeLoader
 
 
 def test_yaml_load():
@@ -18,3 +20,9 @@ def test_json_load():
     j = json.load("{}")
 
 yaml.load("{}", Loader=yaml.Loader)
+
+# no issue should be found
+yaml.load("{}", SafeLoader)
+yaml.load("{}", yaml.SafeLoader)
+yaml.load("{}", CSafeLoader)
+yaml.load("{}", yaml.CSafeLoader)