diff --git a/datafusion/datasource/src/file_stream.rs b/datafusion/datasource/src/file_stream.rs
index 514a7e0a0bead..b75e66849b7a1 100644
--- a/datafusion/datasource/src/file_stream.rs
+++ b/datafusion/datasource/src/file_stream.rs
@@ -127,7 +127,15 @@ impl FileStream {
                         self.file_stream_metrics.files_opened.add(1);
                         // include time needed to start opening in `start_next_file`
                         self.file_stream_metrics.time_opening.stop();
-                        let next = self.start_next_file().transpose();
+                        let next = {
+                            let scanning_total_metric = self
+                                .file_stream_metrics
+                                .time_scanning_total
+                                .metrics
+                                .clone();
+                            let _timer = scanning_total_metric.timer();
+                            self.start_next_file().transpose()
+                        };
                         self.file_stream_metrics.time_scanning_until_data.start();
                         self.file_stream_metrics.time_scanning_total.start();