diff --git a/exec/java-exec/src/main/java/org/apache/drill/exec/store/parquet/columnreaders/NullableFixedByteAlignedReaders.java b/exec/java-exec/src/main/java/org/apache/drill/exec/store/parquet/columnreaders/NullableFixedByteAlignedReaders.java
index 5d8c9c2c4fc..886721eb333 100644
--- a/exec/java-exec/src/main/java/org/apache/drill/exec/store/parquet/columnreaders/NullableFixedByteAlignedReaders.java
+++ b/exec/java-exec/src/main/java/org/apache/drill/exec/store/parquet/columnreaders/NullableFixedByteAlignedReaders.java
@@ -111,6 +111,9 @@ static class NullableFixedBinaryAsTimeStampReader extends NullableFixedByteAlign
     NullableFixedBinaryAsTimeStampReader(ParquetRecordReader parentReader, ColumnDescriptor descriptor,
                               ColumnChunkMetaData columnChunkMetaData, boolean fixedLength, NullableTimeStampVector v, SchemaElement schemaElement) throws ExecutionSetupException {
       super(parentReader, descriptor, columnChunkMetaData, fixedLength, v, schemaElement);
+
+      // The width of each element of the TimeStampVector is 8 bytes (64 bits) instead of 12 bytes.
+      dataTypeLengthInBits = NullableTimeStampHolder.WIDTH * 8;
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -127,8 +130,6 @@ protected void readField(long recordsToReadInThisPass) {
           valueVec.getMutator().setSafe(valuesReadInCurrentPass + i, getDateTimeValueFromBinary(binaryTimeStampValue, true));
         }
       }
-      // The width of each element of the TimeStampVector is 8 bytes (64 bits) instead of 12 bytes.
-      dataTypeLengthInBits = NullableTimeStampHolder.WIDTH * 8;
     }
   }