diff --git a/src/backends/pyplot.jl b/src/backends/pyplot.jl
index 7bdb5992..0ea2390d 100644
--- a/src/backends/pyplot.jl
+++ b/src/backends/pyplot.jl
@@ -356,7 +356,7 @@ function py_bbox_title(ax)
 end
 
 function py_dpi_scale(plt::Plot{PyPlotBackend}, ptsz)
-    ptsz * DPI / plt[:dpi]
+    ptsz * plt[:dpi] / DPI
 end
 
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------