diff --git a/go/vt/vtgate/planbuilder/operators/ast2op.go b/go/vt/vtgate/planbuilder/operators/ast2op.go
index 5389333da43..39601bbd806 100644
--- a/go/vt/vtgate/planbuilder/operators/ast2op.go
+++ b/go/vt/vtgate/planbuilder/operators/ast2op.go
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ func createOperatorFromInsert(ctx *plancontext.PlanningContext, ins *sqlparser.I
 			Distinct:    true,
 			SelectExprs: selExprs,
 			From: []sqlparser.TableExpr{
-				ins.Table,
+				sqlparser.NewAliasedTableExpr(fk.Table.GetTableName(), ""),
 			},
 			Where: &sqlparser.Where{
 				Type: sqlparser.WhereClause,