diff --git a/superset/assets/src/visualizations/nvd3/NVD3Vis.js b/superset/assets/src/visualizations/nvd3/NVD3Vis.js
index d2c3ea6d30..062906e5f3 100644
--- a/superset/assets/src/visualizations/nvd3/NVD3Vis.js
+++ b/superset/assets/src/visualizations/nvd3/NVD3Vis.js
@@ -641,15 +641,15 @@ function nvd3Vis(element, props) {
         // If x bounds are shown, we need a right margin
         margins.right = Math.max(20, maxXAxisLabelHeight / 2) + marginPad;
       }
-      if (staggerLabels) {
-        margins.bottom = 40;
-      } else {
+      if (xLabelRotation === 45) {
         margins.bottom = (
           maxXAxisLabelHeight * Math.sin(Math.PI * xLabelRotation / 180)
         ) + marginPad;
         margins.right = (
           maxXAxisLabelHeight * Math.cos(Math.PI * xLabelRotation / 180)
         ) + marginPad;
+      } else if (staggerLabels) {
+        margins.bottom = 40;
       }
 
       if (isVizTypes(['dual_line', 'line_multi'])) {