diff --git a/examples/modeldata/tablewidget.cpp b/examples/modeldata/tablewidget.cpp
index 8073e6c..8c309c1 100644
--- a/examples/modeldata/tablewidget.cpp
+++ b/examples/modeldata/tablewidget.cpp
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@ TableWidget::TableWidget(QWidget *parent)
     //! [7]
 
     //! [8]
+    chart->createDefaultAxes();
     QChartView *chartView = new QChartView(chart);
     chartView->setRenderHint(QPainter::Antialiasing);
     chartView->setMinimumSize(640, 480);
diff --git a/tests/chartwidgettest/mainwidget.cpp b/tests/chartwidgettest/mainwidget.cpp
index 0fa84b1..c2f5c60 100644
--- a/tests/chartwidgettest/mainwidget.cpp
+++ b/tests/chartwidgettest/mainwidget.cpp
@@ -315,6 +315,7 @@ void MainWidget::addSeries(QString seriesName, int columnCount, int rowCount, QS
             m_chart->addSeries(series);
         }
     }
+    m_chart->createDefaultAxes();
 }
 
 void MainWidget::backgroundChanged(int itemIndex)