diff --git a/tests/drawing/matplotlib/utils.py b/tests/drawing/matplotlib/utils.py
index 36bd50f1f..f32ad3f73 100644
--- a/tests/drawing/matplotlib/utils.py
+++ b/tests/drawing/matplotlib/utils.py
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ def wrapper(*args, **kwargs):
 
 def image_comparison(
     baseline_images,
-    tol=0.025,
+    tol=4.0,
     remove_text=False,
     savefig_kwarg=None,
     # Default of mpl_test_settings fixture and cleanup too.