diff --git a/public/app/features/query/state/PanelQueryRunner.ts b/public/app/features/query/state/PanelQueryRunner.ts
index 07ec0afb3e6..8dbcfa849a4 100644
--- a/public/app/features/query/state/PanelQueryRunner.ts
+++ b/public/app/features/query/state/PanelQueryRunner.ts
@@ -339,7 +339,7 @@ export class PanelQueryRunner {
         const last = this.lastResult;
         const next = skipPreProcess ? data : preProcessPanelData(data, last);
 
-        if (last != null) {
+        if (last != null && next.state !== LoadingState.Streaming) {
           let sameSeries = compareArrayValues(last.series ?? [], next.series ?? [], (a, b) => a === b);
           let sameAnnotations = compareArrayValues(last.annotations ?? [], next.annotations ?? [], (a, b) => a === b);
           let sameState = last.state === next.state;