diff --git a/src/core/surface/call.c b/src/core/surface/call.c
index 4d2ba7cd7d50bbb621061482e575489a1044928b..903daf90a79adea2236c5ffe8fabcdf519c19118 100644
--- a/src/core/surface/call.c
+++ b/src/core/surface/call.c
@@ -752,7 +752,7 @@ static void call_on_done_recv(void *pc, int success) {
   unlock(call);
 
   GRPC_CALL_INTERNAL_UNREF(call, "receiving", 0);
-  GRPC_TIMER_BEGIN(GRPC_PTAG_CALL_ON_DONE_RECV, 0);
+  GRPC_TIMER_END(GRPC_PTAG_CALL_ON_DONE_RECV, 0);
 }
 
 static int prepare_application_metadata(grpc_call *call, size_t count,