diff --git a/collector/textfile.go b/collector/textfile.go
index a5323e61..8ff67a8e 100644
--- a/collector/textfile.go
+++ b/collector/textfile.go
@@ -313,10 +313,11 @@ fileLoop:
 	} else {
 		for _, mf := range metricFamilies {
 			convertMetricFamily(mf, ch)
-			c.exportMTimes(mtimes, ch)
 		}
 	}
 
+	c.exportMTimes(mtimes, ch)
+
 	// Export if there were errors.
 	ch <- prometheus.MustNewConstMetric(
 		prometheus.NewDesc(