diff --git a/src/backends/gr.jl b/src/backends/gr.jl
index bb962e194..099378d76 100644
--- a/src/backends/gr.jl
+++ b/src/backends/gr.jl
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ gr_inqtext(x, y, s::Symbol) = gr_inqtext(x, y, string(s))
 
 function gr_inqtext(x, y, s)
     if length(s) >= 2 && s[1] == '$' && s[end] == '$'
-        GR.inqtextext(x, y, s[2:end-1])
+        GR.inqmathtex(x, y, s[2:end-1])
     elseif findfirst(isequal('\\'), s) != nothing || occursin("10^{", s)
         GR.inqtextext(x, y, s)
     else