diff --git a/plugin/pkg/scheduler/scheduler.go b/plugin/pkg/scheduler/scheduler.go
index 84bc88f1587..d53f35baf29 100644
--- a/plugin/pkg/scheduler/scheduler.go
+++ b/plugin/pkg/scheduler/scheduler.go
@@ -205,7 +205,9 @@ func (sched *Scheduler) scheduleOne() {
 	}
 
 	go func() {
-		defer metrics.E2eSchedulingLatency.Observe(metrics.SinceInMicroseconds(start))
+		defer func() {
+			metrics.E2eSchedulingLatency.Observe(metrics.SinceInMicroseconds(start))
+		}()
 
 		b := &v1.Binding{
 			ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{Namespace: pod.Namespace, Name: pod.Name},