diff --git a/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/HRegion.java b/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/HRegion.java
index 90cfbdef14b0..e5bb017c0f7f 100644
--- a/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/HRegion.java
+++ b/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/HRegion.java
@@ -7526,7 +7526,7 @@ void metricsUpdateForGet(List<Cell> results, long before) {
     if (this.metricsRegion != null) {
       this.metricsRegion.updateGet(EnvironmentEdgeManager.currentTime() - before);
     }
-    if (rsServices != null) {
+    if (rsServices != null && this.rsServices.getMetrics() != null) {
       rsServices.getMetrics().updateReadQueryMeter(getTableDescriptor().getTableName(), 1);
     }
   }