diff --git a/db/table_cache.cc b/db/table_cache.cc
index c86f60750..e548fc6c3 100644
--- a/db/table_cache.cc
+++ b/db/table_cache.cc
@@ -114,15 +114,18 @@ Status TableCache::GetTableReader(
   if (s.ok()) {
     s = ioptions_.fs->NewRandomAccessFile(fname, fopts, &file, nullptr);
   }
-  RecordTick(ioptions_.stats, NO_FILE_OPENS);
-  if (s.IsPathNotFound()) {
+  if (s.ok()) {
+    RecordTick(ioptions_.stats, NO_FILE_OPENS);
+  } else if (s.IsPathNotFound()) {
     fname = Rocks2LevelTableFileName(fname);
     s = PrepareIOFromReadOptions(ro, ioptions_.clock, fopts.io_options);
     if (s.ok()) {
       s = ioptions_.fs->NewRandomAccessFile(fname, file_options, &file,
                                             nullptr);
     }
-    RecordTick(ioptions_.stats, NO_FILE_OPENS);
+    if (s.ok()) {
+      RecordTick(ioptions_.stats, NO_FILE_OPENS);
+    }
   }
 
   if (s.ok()) {