diff --git a/src/legacy/core_plugins/vis_type_timeseries/public/components/vis_editor.js b/src/legacy/core_plugins/vis_type_timeseries/public/components/vis_editor.js
index 0263f5b2c851c..ff2546f75c51a 100644
--- a/src/legacy/core_plugins/vis_type_timeseries/public/components/vis_editor.js
+++ b/src/legacy/core_plugins/vis_type_timeseries/public/components/vis_editor.js
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ export class VisEditor extends Component {
       visFields: props.visFields,
       extractedIndexPatterns: [''],
     };
-    this.onBrush = createBrushHandler(getDataStart().query.timefilter);
+    this.onBrush = createBrushHandler(getDataStart().query.timefilter.timefilter);
     this.visDataSubject = new Rx.BehaviorSubject(this.props.visData);
     this.visData$ = this.visDataSubject.asObservable().pipe(share());