diff --git a/public/app/plugins/panel/candlestick/utils.ts b/public/app/plugins/panel/candlestick/utils.ts
index eeae81b9dcc..a7e942601d2 100644
--- a/public/app/plugins/panel/candlestick/utils.ts
+++ b/public/app/plugins/panel/candlestick/utils.ts
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ export function drawMarkers(opts: RendererOpts) {
 
             if (delta < minDelta) {
               minDelta = delta;
-              colWidth = Math.abs(u.valToPos(dataX[i], 'x') - u.valToPos(dataX[prevIdx], 'x'));
+              colWidth = Math.abs(u.valToPos(dataX[i], 'x', true) - u.valToPos(dataX[prevIdx], 'x', true));
             }
           }