diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index e2215b6fe9..1972d94588 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -58,10 +58,6 @@ github.com/dolthub/jsonpath v0.0.2-0.20240227200619-19675ab05c71 h1:bMGS25NWAGTE
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-github.com/dolthub/vitess v0.0.0-20240415183649-5b2c6a9c5851/go.mod h1:uBvlRluuL+SbEWTCZ68o0xvsdYZER3CEG/35INdzfJM=
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diff --git a/sql/planbuilder/create_ddl.go b/sql/planbuilder/create_ddl.go
index a3190f839b..f52ecc8923 100644
--- a/sql/planbuilder/create_ddl.go
+++ b/sql/planbuilder/create_ddl.go
@@ -438,8 +438,13 @@ func (b *Builder) buildAlterEvent(inScope *scope, query string, c *ast.DDL) (out
 
 func (b *Builder) buildCreateView(inScope *scope, query string, c *ast.DDL) (outScope *scope) {
 	outScope = inScope.push()
-
-	selectStr := query[c.SubStatementPositionStart:c.SubStatementPositionEnd]
+	selectStr := c.SubStatementStr
+	if selectStr == "" {
+		if c.SubStatementPositionEnd > len(query) {
+			b.handleErr(fmt.Errorf("unable to get sub statement"))
+		}
+		selectStr = query[c.SubStatementPositionStart:c.SubStatementPositionEnd]
+	}
 	stmt, _, err := ast.ParseOneWithOptions(selectStr, b.parserOpts)
 	if err != nil {
 		b.handleErr(err)