diff --git a/datafusion/datasource/src/file_stream.rs b/datafusion/datasource/src/file_stream.rs
index c8090382094ef..87e82d5314cfc 100644
--- a/datafusion/datasource/src/file_stream.rs
+++ b/datafusion/datasource/src/file_stream.rs
@@ -126,7 +126,15 @@ impl FileStream {
                     Ok(reader) => {
                         // 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();