diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Chart/BudgetController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Chart/BudgetController.php
index 10ffdbf9df..34e0169b6b 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Chart/BudgetController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Chart/BudgetController.php
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ class BudgetController extends Controller
         // for no budget:
         $row = $this->spentInPeriodWithout($start, $end);
         if (bccomp($row['spent'], '0') !== 0) {
-            $chartData[0]['entries'][$row['name']] = $row['spent'];
+            $chartData[0]['entries'][$row['name']] = bcmul($row['spent'], '-1');
             $chartData[1]['entries'][$row['name']] = $row['repetition_left'];
             $chartData[2]['entries'][$row['name']] = $row['repetition_overspent'];
         }