diff --git a/sql/hive/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/hive/orc/OrcRelation.scala b/sql/hive/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/hive/orc/OrcRelation.scala
index e10d3a0b68..58b97adb46 100644
--- a/sql/hive/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/hive/orc/OrcRelation.scala
+++ b/sql/hive/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/hive/orc/OrcRelation.scala
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ private[orc] case class OrcTableScan(
     attributes: Seq[Attribute],
     @transient relation: OrcRelation,
     filters: Array[Filter],
-    inputPaths: Array[FileStatus])
+    @transient inputPaths: Array[FileStatus])
   extends Logging
   with HiveInspectors {