diff --git a/packages/grafana-data/src/dataframe/frameComparisons.ts b/packages/grafana-data/src/dataframe/frameComparisons.ts
index 478bbbfff37..c4c6cb4dae9 100644
--- a/packages/grafana-data/src/dataframe/frameComparisons.ts
+++ b/packages/grafana-data/src/dataframe/frameComparisons.ts
@@ -60,6 +60,9 @@ export function compareDataFrameStructures(a: DataFrame, b: DataFrame, skipConfi
         return false;
       }
 
+      if (key === 'interval') {
+        continue;
+      }
       if (key === 'custom') {
         if (!shallowCompare(cfgA[key], cfgB[key])) {
           return false;