diff --git a/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/uPlot/PlotLegend.tsx b/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/uPlot/PlotLegend.tsx
index e0a6fe1ff7f..847a268870f 100644
--- a/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/uPlot/PlotLegend.tsx
+++ b/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/uPlot/PlotLegend.tsx
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ export const PlotLegend: React.FC<PlotLegendProps> = ({
       const seriesColor = scaleColor.color;
 
       return {
-        disabled: !seriesConfig.show ?? false,
+        disabled: !(seriesConfig.show ?? true),
         fieldIndex,
         color: seriesColor,
         label,