diff --git a/src/ui/public/vislib/visualizations/pie_chart.js b/src/ui/public/vislib/visualizations/pie_chart.js
index 1442f61d79c064..f7a38cf3a75247 100644
--- a/src/ui/public/vislib/visualizations/pie_chart.js
+++ b/src/ui/public/vislib/visualizations/pie_chart.js
@@ -258,8 +258,8 @@ export function VislibVisualizationsPieChartProvider(Private) {
               const current = d.position;
               if (point) {
                 const horizontalConflict = (point.left < 0 && current.left < 0) || (point.left > 0 && current.left > 0);
-                const verticalConflict = (point.top > current.top && point.top <= current.bottom) ||
-                                          (point.top < current.top && point.bottom >= current.top);
+                const verticalConflict = (point.top >= current.top && point.top <= current.bottom) ||
+                                          (point.top <= current.top && point.bottom >= current.top);
 
                 if (horizontalConflict && verticalConflict) {
                   point.point = node.point;