diff --git a/src/plugins/vis_type_vislib/public/vis_renderer.tsx b/src/plugins/vis_type_vislib/public/vis_renderer.tsx
index 3ab024be1552f..9c697f481e63e 100644
--- a/src/plugins/vis_type_vislib/public/vis_renderer.tsx
+++ b/src/plugins/vis_type_vislib/public/vis_renderer.tsx
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ function shouldShowNoResultsMessage(visData: any, visType: string): boolean {
     return false;
   }
 
-  const rows = visData?.rows;
+  const rows: object[] | undefined = visData?.rows;
   const isZeroHits = visData?.hits === 0 || (rows && !rows.length);
 
   return Boolean(isZeroHits);