diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/axes/_axes.py b/lib/matplotlib/axes/_axes.py
index ead143489a3b..4dab1536cb17 100644
--- a/lib/matplotlib/axes/_axes.py
+++ b/lib/matplotlib/axes/_axes.py
@@ -3146,7 +3146,9 @@ def get_next_color():
 
             theta1 = theta2
 
-        if not frame:
+        if frame:
+            self._request_autoscale_view()
+        else:
             self.set(frame_on=False, xticks=[], yticks=[],
                      xlim=(-1.25 + center[0], 1.25 + center[0]),
                      ylim=(-1.25 + center[1], 1.25 + center[1]))