diff --git a/demos/dynamicspline/chart.cpp b/demos/dynamicspline/chart.cpp
index de5bc2d..a12ce1f 100644
--- a/demos/dynamicspline/chart.cpp
+++ b/demos/dynamicspline/chart.cpp
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ Chart::Chart(QGraphicsItem *parent, Qt::WindowFlags wFlags)
     m_series->append(m_x, m_y);
 
     addSeries(m_series);
+    createDefaultAxes();
 
     axisY()->setRange(-5, 5);
     axisX()->setRange(-9, 1);
diff --git a/examples/legend/mainwidget.cpp b/examples/legend/mainwidget.cpp
index 6e65039..7e9fce0 100644
--- a/examples/legend/mainwidget.cpp
+++ b/examples/legend/mainwidget.cpp
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ void MainWidget::createSeries()
 
     m_chart->addSeries(m_series);
     m_chart->setTitle("Legend detach example");
+    m_chart->createDefaultAxes();
 //![1]
     m_chart->legend()->setVisible(true);
     m_chart->legend()->setAlignment(Qt::AlignBottom);