diff --git a/go/vt/sqlparser/constants.go b/go/vt/sqlparser/constants.go
index 04831f4b1..3dcb81126 100644
--- a/go/vt/sqlparser/constants.go
+++ b/go/vt/sqlparser/constants.go
@@ -72,7 +72,9 @@ const (
 	JoinStr             = "join"
 	StraightJoinStr     = "straight_join"
 	LeftJoinStr         = "left join"
+	LeftOuterJoinStr    = "left outer join"
 	RightJoinStr        = "right join"
+	RightOuterJoinStr   = "right outer join"
 	NaturalJoinStr      = "natural join"
 	NaturalLeftJoinStr  = "natural left join"
 	NaturalRightJoinStr = "natural right join"
diff --git a/go/vt/sqlparser/sql.go b/go/vt/sqlparser/sql.go
index 5ff7f9de4..cea2c656e 100644
--- a/go/vt/sqlparser/sql.go
+++ b/go/vt/sqlparser/sql.go
@@ -6652,7 +6652,7 @@ yydefault:
 		yyDollar = yyS[yypt-3 : yypt+1]
 //line sql.y:2492
 		{
-			yyVAL.str = LeftJoinStr
+			yyVAL.str = LeftOuterJoinStr
 		}
 	case 466:
 		yyDollar = yyS[yypt-2 : yypt+1]
@@ -6664,7 +6664,7 @@ yydefault:
 		yyDollar = yyS[yypt-3 : yypt+1]
 //line sql.y:2500
 		{
-			yyVAL.str = RightJoinStr
+			yyVAL.str = RightOuterJoinStr
 		}
 	case 468:
 		yyDollar = yyS[yypt-2 : yypt+1]
diff --git a/go/vt/sqlparser/sql.y b/go/vt/sqlparser/sql.y
index 7f3fa69cf..bc525f3d7 100644
--- a/go/vt/sqlparser/sql.y
+++ b/go/vt/sqlparser/sql.y
@@ -2490,7 +2490,7 @@ outer_join:
   }
 | LEFT OUTER JOIN
   {
-    $$ = LeftJoinStr
+    $$ = LeftOuterJoinStr
   }
 | RIGHT JOIN
   {
@@ -2498,7 +2498,7 @@ outer_join:
   }
 | RIGHT OUTER JOIN
   {
-    $$ = RightJoinStr
+    $$ = RightOuterJoinStr
   }
 
 natural_join: