diff --git a/holoviews/plotting/mpl/element.py b/holoviews/plotting/mpl/element.py
index 37af3753a5..7827ce9e3f 100644
--- a/holoviews/plotting/mpl/element.py
+++ b/holoviews/plotting/mpl/element.py
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ def _finalize_axis(self, key, title=None, dimensions=None, ranges=None, xticks=N
                 # Apply log axes
                 if self.logx:
                     axis.set_xscale('log')
-                elif self.logy:
+                if self.logy:
                     axis.set_yscale('log')
 
                 if not self.projection == '3d':