diff --git a/src/core/core.scale.js b/src/core/core.scale.js
index 26f7b7e4c72..f4851bed4c8 100644
--- a/src/core/core.scale.js
+++ b/src/core/core.scale.js
@@ -338,7 +338,7 @@ var Scale = Element.extend({
 		me.fit();
 		me.afterFit();
 		// Auto-skip
-		me._ticks = tickOpts.display && tickOpts.autoSkip ? me._autoSkip(me.getTicks()) : me.getTicks();
+		me._ticks = tickOpts.display && tickOpts.autoSkip ? me._autoSkip(ticks) : ticks;
 
 		me.afterUpdate();