diff --git a/cmd/os_other.go b/cmd/os_other.go
index 9d0bd8891..15129bfb8 100644
--- a/cmd/os_other.go
+++ b/cmd/os_other.go
@@ -157,6 +157,6 @@ func readDirWithOpts(dirPath string, opts readDirOpts) (entries []string, err er
 
 func globalSync() {
 	// no-op not sure about plan9/solaris support for syscall support
-	defer globalOSMetrics.time(osMetricSync)
+	defer globalOSMetrics.time(osMetricSync)()
 	syscall.Sync()
 }