diff --git a/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/ScannerContext.java b/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/ScannerContext.java
index a9277892aa1..d7800ea3fa4 100644
--- a/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/ScannerContext.java
+++ b/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/ScannerContext.java
@@ -626,7 +626,7 @@ public class ScannerContext {
      * @return true when the limit can be enforced from the scope of the checker
      */
     boolean canEnforceTimeLimitFromScope(LimitScope checkerScope) {
-      return this.sizeScope.canEnforceLimitFromScope(checkerScope);
+      return this.timeScope.canEnforceLimitFromScope(checkerScope);
     }
 
     @Override