diff --git a/packages/grafana-prometheus/src/datasource.ts b/packages/grafana-prometheus/src/datasource.ts
index 214ca305e91..ce24ddcb93f 100644
--- a/packages/grafana-prometheus/src/datasource.ts
+++ b/packages/grafana-prometheus/src/datasource.ts
@@ -405,6 +405,7 @@ export class PrometheusDatasource
           ...processedTarget,
           refId: processedTarget.refId + InstantQueryRefIdIndex,
           range: false,
+          exemplar: false,
         }
       );
     } else {