diff --git a/go/vt/sqlparser/keywords.go b/go/vt/sqlparser/keywords.go
index ff1e9c1a3fc..ea884b98f2a 100755
--- a/go/vt/sqlparser/keywords.go
+++ b/go/vt/sqlparser/keywords.go
@@ -669,6 +669,7 @@ var keywords = map[string]int{
 	"value":                         VALUE,
 	"values":                        VALUES,
 	"var_pop":                       VAR_POP,
+	"var_samp":                      VAR_SAMP,
 	"varbinary":                     VARBINARY,
 	"varchar":                       VARCHAR,
 	"varcharacter":                  VARCHARACTER,