diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/data_usage/public/app/components/data_usage_metrics.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/data_usage/public/app/components/data_usage_metrics.tsx
index 31b225a4f87c2..bf12dad5ee567 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/data_usage/public/app/components/data_usage_metrics.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/data_usage/public/app/components/data_usage_metrics.tsx
@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@ export const DataUsageMetrics = () => {
     },
     {
       retry: false,
+      enabled: !!metricsFilters.dataStreams.length,
     }
   );