diff --git a/app/Generator/Chart/Budget/ChartJsBudgetChartGenerator.php b/app/Generator/Chart/Budget/ChartJsBudgetChartGenerator.php
index d91a293286..75347ee8a4 100644
--- a/app/Generator/Chart/Budget/ChartJsBudgetChartGenerator.php
+++ b/app/Generator/Chart/Budget/ChartJsBudgetChartGenerator.php
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ class ChartJsBudgetChartGenerator implements BudgetChartGenerator
         ];
         $data['datasets'][] = [
             'label' => trans('firefly.overspent'),
-            'data'  => $overspent,
+            'data'  => $overspent * -1,
         ];
 
         $data['count'] = count($data['datasets']);