diff --git a/core/trino-main/src/main/java/io/trino/sql/analyzer/Analysis.java b/core/trino-main/src/main/java/io/trino/sql/analyzer/Analysis.java
index c834c6e4bfe9..8b74f7441db4 100644
--- a/core/trino-main/src/main/java/io/trino/sql/analyzer/Analysis.java
+++ b/core/trino-main/src/main/java/io/trino/sql/analyzer/Analysis.java
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@
 import static com.google.common.collect.ImmutableMap.toImmutableMap;
 import static com.google.common.collect.ImmutableSet.toImmutableSet;
 import static io.trino.sql.analyzer.QueryType.DESCRIBE;
+import static io.trino.sql.analyzer.QueryType.EXPLAIN;
 import static java.lang.String.format;
 import static java.util.Collections.emptyList;
 import static java.util.Collections.unmodifiableMap;
@@ -240,14 +241,10 @@ public Optional<Output> getTarget()
 
     public void setUpdateType(String updateType, QualifiedObjectName targetName, Optional<Table> targetTable, Optional<List<OutputColumn>> targetColumns)
     {
-        this.updateType = updateType;
-        this.target = Optional.of(new UpdateTarget(targetName, targetTable, targetColumns));
-    }
-
-    public void resetUpdateType()
-    {
-        this.updateType = null;
-        this.target = Optional.empty();
+        if (queryType != EXPLAIN) {
+            this.updateType = updateType;
+            this.target = Optional.of(new UpdateTarget(targetName, targetTable, targetColumns));
+        }
     }
 
     public boolean isUpdateTarget(Table table)
diff --git a/core/trino-main/src/main/java/io/trino/sql/analyzer/QueryExplainer.java b/core/trino-main/src/main/java/io/trino/sql/analyzer/QueryExplainer.java
index bb44b769e289..693739f41220 100644
--- a/core/trino-main/src/main/java/io/trino/sql/analyzer/QueryExplainer.java
+++ b/core/trino-main/src/main/java/io/trino/sql/analyzer/QueryExplainer.java
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@
 
 import static io.trino.spi.StandardErrorCode.NOT_SUPPORTED;
 import static io.trino.sql.ParameterUtils.parameterExtractor;
+import static io.trino.sql.analyzer.QueryType.EXPLAIN;
 import static io.trino.sql.planner.LogicalPlanner.Stage.OPTIMIZED_AND_VALIDATED;
 import static io.trino.sql.planner.planprinter.IoPlanPrinter.textIoPlan;
 import static java.lang.String.format;
@@ -118,7 +119,7 @@ public QueryExplainer(
     public Analysis analyze(Session session, Statement statement, List<Expression> parameters, WarningCollector warningCollector)
     {
         Analyzer analyzer = new Analyzer(session, metadata, sqlParser, groupProvider, accessControl, Optional.of(this), parameters, parameterExtractor(statement, parameters), warningCollector, statsCalculator);
-        return analyzer.analyze(statement);
+        return analyzer.analyze(statement, EXPLAIN);
     }
 
     public String getPlan(Session session, Statement statement, Type planType, List<Expression> parameters, WarningCollector warningCollector)
diff --git a/core/trino-main/src/main/java/io/trino/sql/analyzer/QueryType.java b/core/trino-main/src/main/java/io/trino/sql/analyzer/QueryType.java
index 753c4f969bdb..e840cbfa4fb7 100644
--- a/core/trino-main/src/main/java/io/trino/sql/analyzer/QueryType.java
+++ b/core/trino-main/src/main/java/io/trino/sql/analyzer/QueryType.java
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 public enum QueryType
 {
     DESCRIBE,
+    EXPLAIN,
     OTHERS,
     /**/;
 }
diff --git a/core/trino-main/src/main/java/io/trino/sql/analyzer/StatementAnalyzer.java b/core/trino-main/src/main/java/io/trino/sql/analyzer/StatementAnalyzer.java
index fb66dfe0293b..2f6d516a5ab8 100644
--- a/core/trino-main/src/main/java/io/trino/sql/analyzer/StatementAnalyzer.java
+++ b/core/trino-main/src/main/java/io/trino/sql/analyzer/StatementAnalyzer.java
@@ -1157,7 +1157,6 @@ private void validateColumnAliasesCount(List<Identifier> columnAliases, int sour
         protected Scope visitExplain(Explain node, Optional<Scope> scope)
         {
             process(node.getStatement(), scope);
-            analysis.resetUpdateType();
             return createAndAssignScope(node, scope, Field.newUnqualified("Query Plan", VARCHAR));
         }
 
@@ -1165,7 +1164,6 @@ protected Scope visitExplain(Explain node, Optional<Scope> scope)
         protected Scope visitExplainAnalyze(ExplainAnalyze node, Optional<Scope> scope)
         {
             process(node.getStatement(), scope);
-            analysis.resetUpdateType();
             return createAndAssignScope(node, scope, Field.newUnqualified("Query Plan", VARCHAR));
         }