diff --git a/src/backends/gr.jl b/src/backends/gr.jl
index fc3e78e4..c0cad18b 100644
--- a/src/backends/gr.jl
+++ b/src/backends/gr.jl
@@ -1218,8 +1218,8 @@ function gr_update_viewport_legend!(viewport_plotarea, sp, leg)
     xmirror = xaxis[:guide_position] == :top || (xaxis[:guide_position] == :auto && xaxis[:mirror] == true)
     ymirror = yaxis[:guide_position] == :right || (yaxis[:guide_position] == :auto && yaxis[:mirror] == true)
 
-    if s isa Tuple{<:Real,Symbol}
-        if s[2] === :outer
+    if sp[:legend_position] isa Tuple{<:Real,Symbol}
+        if sp[:legend_position][2] === :outer
             (x,y) = gr_legend_pos(sp, leg, viewport_plotarea) # Dry run, to figure out
             if x < viewport_plotarea[1]
                 viewport_plotarea[1] += leg.leftw + leg.textw + leg.rightw + leg.xoffset + !ymirror * gr_axis_width(sp, sp[:yaxis])
@@ -1233,7 +1233,6 @@ function gr_update_viewport_legend!(viewport_plotarea, sp, leg)
             end
         end
     end
-    leg_str = string(s)
     if occursin("outer", leg_str)
         if occursin("right", leg_str)
             viewport_plotarea[2] -= leg.leftw + leg.textw + leg.rightw + leg.xoffset
diff --git a/test/test_defaults.jl b/test/test_defaults.jl
index 5523dd91..628dd430 100644
--- a/test/test_defaults.jl
+++ b/test/test_defaults.jl
@@ -60,8 +60,7 @@ end # testset
     # FIXME: this doesn't get set
     @test_broken p[1][:legend_title] == "The legend"
     @test p[1][:legend_title_font_family] == "helvetica"
-    # FIXME: this doesn't get set
-    @test_broken p[1][:legend_title_font_pointsize] == 3
+    @test p[1][:legend_title_font_pointsize] == 3
     @test p[1][:legend_title_font_halign] == :right
     @test p[1][:legend_title_font_valign] == :bottom
     @test p[1][:legend_title_font_rotation] == -5.2