diff --git a/src/Mod/Plot/Plot.py b/src/Mod/Plot/Plot.py
index 723b85453..54a70b918 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Plot/Plot.py
+++ b/src/Mod/Plot/Plot.py
@@ -192,7 +192,10 @@ def legend(status=True, pos=None, fontsize=None):
             # Update canvas in order to compute legend data
             plt.canvas.draw()
             # Get resultant position
-            fax = axes.get_frame().get_extents()
+            try:
+                fax = axes.get_frame().get_extents()
+            except:
+                fax = axes.patch.get_extents()
             fl = l.get_frame()
             plt.legPos = (
                 (fl._x + fl._width - fax.x0) / fax.width,