diff --git a/src/draw.c b/src/draw.c
index c44c9fe7..59f3fd27 100644
--- a/src/draw.c
+++ b/src/draw.c
@@ -355,10 +355,10 @@ void draw_string(int layer, int what, const char *str, short rot, short flip, in
    return;
  }
  else {
+  xscale*=tclgetdoublevar("nocairo_font_xscale") * cairo_font_scale;
+  yscale*=tclgetdoublevar("nocairo_font_yscale") * cairo_font_scale;
   text_bbox(str, xscale, yscale, rot, flip, hcenter, vcenter, x1,y1,
             &textx1,&texty1,&textx2,&texty2, &no_of_lines, &longest_line);
-  xscale*=tclgetdoublevar("nocairo_font_xscale");
-  yscale*=tclgetdoublevar("nocairo_font_yscale");
   if(!textclip(xctx->areax1,xctx->areay1,xctx->areax2,xctx->areay2,
                textx1,texty1,textx2,texty2)) return;
   x1=textx1;y1=texty1;
diff --git a/src/psprint.c b/src/psprint.c
index 1c2cb1c8..c5c357f3 100644
--- a/src/psprint.c
+++ b/src/psprint.c
@@ -740,6 +740,8 @@ static void old_ps_draw_string(int gctext,  const char *str,
  double longest_line;
 
  if(str==NULL) return;
+ xscale*=tclgetdoublevar("nocairo_font_xscale") * cairo_font_scale;
+ yscale*=tclgetdoublevar("nocairo_font_yscale") * cairo_font_scale;
  #if HAS_CAIRO==1
  text_bbox_nocairo(str, xscale, yscale, rot, flip, hcenter, vcenter,
                    x1,y1, &rx1,&ry1,&rx2,&ry2, &no_of_lines, &longest_line);
@@ -747,8 +749,6 @@ static void old_ps_draw_string(int gctext,  const char *str,
  text_bbox(str, xscale, yscale, rot, flip, hcenter, vcenter,
            x1,y1, &rx1,&ry1,&rx2,&ry2, &no_of_lines, &longest_line);
  #endif
- xscale*=tclgetdoublevar("nocairo_font_xscale");
- yscale*=tclgetdoublevar("nocairo_font_yscale");
 
  if(!textclip(xctx->areax1,xctx->areay1,xctx->areax2,xctx->areay2,rx1,ry1,rx2,ry2)) return;
  set_ps_colors(gctext);
diff --git a/src/svgdraw.c b/src/svgdraw.c
index cf51f973..391b9025 100644
--- a/src/svgdraw.c
+++ b/src/svgdraw.c
@@ -389,6 +389,8 @@ static void old_svg_draw_string(int layer, const char *str,
  double longest_line;
 
  if(str==NULL) return;
+ xscale*=tclgetdoublevar("nocairo_font_xscale") * cairo_font_scale;
+ yscale*=tclgetdoublevar("nocairo_font_yscale") * cairo_font_scale;
  #if HAS_CAIRO==1
  text_bbox_nocairo(str, xscale, yscale, rot, flip, hcenter, vcenter,
                    x,y, &rx1,&ry1,&rx2,&ry2, &no_of_lines, &longest_line);
@@ -396,8 +398,6 @@ static void old_svg_draw_string(int layer, const char *str,
  text_bbox(str, xscale, yscale, rot, flip, hcenter, vcenter, x,y,
            &rx1,&ry1,&rx2,&ry2, &no_of_lines, &longest_line);
  #endif
- xscale*=tclgetdoublevar("nocairo_font_xscale");
- yscale*=tclgetdoublevar("nocairo_font_yscale");
  if(!textclip(xctx->areax1,xctx->areay1,xctx->areax2,xctx->areay2,rx1,ry1,rx2,ry2)) return;
  x=rx1;y=ry1;
  if(rot&1) {y=ry2;rot=3;}