diff --git a/public/app/plugins/panel/barchart/module.tsx b/public/app/plugins/panel/barchart/module.tsx
index 2981d5cc630..b36bd54d19a 100755
--- a/public/app/plugins/panel/barchart/module.tsx
+++ b/public/app/plugins/panel/barchart/module.tsx
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ export const plugin = new PanelPlugin<BarChartOptions, BarChartFieldConfig>(BarC
       [FieldConfigProperty.Color]: {
         settings: {
           byValueSupport: true,
+          preferThresholdsMode: false,
         },
         defaultValue: {
           mode: FieldColorModeId.PaletteClassic,