diff --git a/edb/edgeql/compiler/func.py b/edb/edgeql/compiler/func.py
index 1d3435e767e..8f87a200d37 100644
--- a/edb/edgeql/compiler/func.py
+++ b/edb/edgeql/compiler/func.py
@@ -1037,7 +1037,7 @@ def compile_ext_ai_to_str(
     with ctx.detached() as subctx:
         subctx.partial_path_prefix = call.args[0].expr
         subctx.anchors["__subject__"] = call.args[0].expr
-        call.body = dispatch.compile(index_expr.qlast, ctx=subctx)
+        call.body = dispatch.compile(index_expr.parse(), ctx=subctx)
 
     return call
 
diff --git a/edb/pgsql/delta_ext_ai.py b/edb/pgsql/delta_ext_ai.py
index 7dcf94b7f14..964addf9164 100644
--- a/edb/pgsql/delta_ext_ai.py
+++ b/edb/pgsql/delta_ext_ai.py
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ def _compile_ai_embeddings_source_view_expr(
                     steps=[qlast.Ptr(name="id")],
                     partial=True,
                 ),
-                index_sexpr.qlast,
+                index_sexpr.parse(),
             ],
         ),
     )