diff --git a/src/sql/src/parsers/explain_parser.rs b/src/sql/src/parsers/explain_parser.rs
index 3769825351..9aa4436507 100644
--- a/src/sql/src/parsers/explain_parser.rs
+++ b/src/sql/src/parsers/explain_parser.rs
@@ -31,7 +31,9 @@ impl ParserContext<'_> {
                 actual: self.peek_token_as_string(),
             })?;
 
-        Ok(Statement::Explain(Explain::try_from(explain_statement)?))
+        Ok(Statement::Explain(Box::new(Explain::try_from(
+            explain_statement,
+        )?)))
     }
 }
 
@@ -118,6 +120,6 @@ mod tests {
         })
         .unwrap();
 
-        assert_eq!(stmts[0], Statement::Explain(explain))
+        assert_eq!(stmts[0], Statement::Explain(Box::new(explain)))
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/sql/src/statements/statement.rs b/src/sql/src/statements/statement.rs
index 2979a225cb..b1f7e5d712 100644
--- a/src/sql/src/statements/statement.rs
+++ b/src/sql/src/statements/statement.rs
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ pub enum Statement {
     // DESCRIBE TABLE
     DescribeTable(DescribeTable),
     // EXPLAIN QUERY
-    Explain(Explain),
+    Explain(Box<Explain>),
     // COPY
     Copy(Copy),
     // Telemetry Query Language