diff --git a/collects/scribble/latex-render.ss b/collects/scribble/latex-render.ss
index 4633c9d590..5612683b0c 100644
--- a/collects/scribble/latex-render.ss
+++ b/collects/scribble/latex-render.ss
@@ -466,6 +466,7 @@
                  [(#\u03BC) "$\\mu$"]
                  [(#\u03C0) "$\\pi$"]
                  [(#\∞) "$\\infty$"]
+                 [(#\à) "\\`{a}"]
                  [else c])))
             (loop (add1 i))))))