diff --git a/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/rdd/RDD.scala b/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/rdd/RDD.scala
index 8baf199f215fb..c9ae15092d05e 100644
--- a/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/rdd/RDD.scala
+++ b/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/rdd/RDD.scala
@@ -1522,13 +1522,15 @@ abstract class RDD[T: ClassTag](
    * has completed (therefore the RDD has been materialized and potentially stored in memory).
    * doCheckpoint() is called recursively on the parent RDDs.
    */
-  private[spark] def doCheckpoint() {
-    if (!doCheckpointCalled) {
-      doCheckpointCalled = true
-      if (checkpointData.isDefined) {
-        checkpointData.get.doCheckpoint()
-      } else {
-        dependencies.foreach(_.rdd.doCheckpoint())
+  private[spark] def doCheckpoint(): Unit = {
+    RDDOperationScope.withScope(sc, "checkpoint", false, true) {
+      if (!doCheckpointCalled) {
+        doCheckpointCalled = true
+        if (checkpointData.isDefined) {
+          checkpointData.get.doCheckpoint()
+        } else {
+          dependencies.foreach(_.rdd.doCheckpoint())
+        }
       }
     }
   }