diff --git a/cql3/statements/select_statement.cc b/cql3/statements/select_statement.cc
index 5d53dcae7b..f618eb2f63 100644
--- a/cql3/statements/select_statement.cc
+++ b/cql3/statements/select_statement.cc
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ namespace cql3 {
 
 namespace statements {
 
-const shared_ptr<select_statement::parameters> select_statement::_default_parameters = ::make_shared<select_statement::parameters>();
+thread_local const shared_ptr<select_statement::parameters> select_statement::_default_parameters = ::make_shared<select_statement::parameters>();
 
 select_statement::select_statement(schema_ptr schema,
     uint32_t bound_terms,
diff --git a/cql3/statements/select_statement.hh b/cql3/statements/select_statement.hh
index 8caa4d15ea..044d6f6ae0 100644
--- a/cql3/statements/select_statement.hh
+++ b/cql3/statements/select_statement.hh
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ public:
     };
 private:
     static constexpr int DEFAULT_COUNT_PAGE_SIZE = 10000;
-    static const ::shared_ptr<parameters> _default_parameters;
+    static thread_local const ::shared_ptr<parameters> _default_parameters;
     schema_ptr _schema;
     uint32_t _bound_terms;
     ::shared_ptr<parameters> _parameters;