diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/axes/_axes.py b/lib/matplotlib/axes/_axes.py
index 0cba4d225e36..ffdfe4fb0148 100644
--- a/lib/matplotlib/axes/_axes.py
+++ b/lib/matplotlib/axes/_axes.py
@@ -6150,8 +6150,8 @@ def _normalize_input(inp, ename='input'):
             xmax = -np.inf
             for xi in x:
                 if len(xi) > 0:
-                    xmin = min(xmin, xi.min())
-                    xmax = max(xmax, xi.max())
+                    xmin = min(xmin, np.nanmin(xi))
+                    xmax = max(xmax, np.nanmax(xi))
             bin_range = (xmin, xmax)
 
         # hist_kwargs = dict(range=range, normed=bool(normed))