diff --git a/superset/utils/date_parser.py b/superset/utils/date_parser.py
index aee2c83a0d7c3..2ae92758eefac 100644
--- a/superset/utils/date_parser.py
+++ b/superset/utils/date_parser.py
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
     Group,
     Optional as ppOptional,
     ParseException,
+    ParserElement,
     ParseResults,
     pyparsing_common,
     quotedString,
@@ -40,6 +41,8 @@
 
 from .core import memoized
 
+ParserElement.enablePackrat()
+
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)