diff --git a/superset/assets/src/visualizations/nvd3_vis.js b/superset/assets/src/visualizations/nvd3_vis.js
index d78bf2f71441e..068b8a0b55693 100644
--- a/superset/assets/src/visualizations/nvd3_vis.js
+++ b/superset/assets/src/visualizations/nvd3_vis.js
@@ -602,7 +602,9 @@ export default function nvd3Vis(slice, payload) {
           xMax = chart.xAxis.scale().domain()[1].valueOf();
           xScale = chart.xScale ? chart.xScale() : d3.scale.linear();
         }
-        xScale.clamp(true);
+        if (xScale && xScale.clamp) {
+          xScale.clamp(true);
+        }
 
         if (Array.isArray(formulas) && formulas.length) {
           const xValues = [];