diff --git a/rpc/metrics.go b/rpc/metrics.go
index ef7449ce05..6910c865cf 100644
--- a/rpc/metrics.go
+++ b/rpc/metrics.go
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ var (
 	// serveTimeHistName is the prefix of the per-request serving time histograms.
 	serveTimeHistName = "rpc/duration"
 
-	rpcServingTimer = metrics.NewRegisteredTimer("rpc/duration/all", nil)
+	rpcServingTimer = metrics.NewRegisteredResettingTimer("rpc/duration/all", nil)
 )
 
 // updateServeTimeHistogram tracks the serving time of a remote RPC call.