diff --git a/src/tikzplotlib/_util.py b/src/tikzplotlib/_util.py
index 8391221c..ffe7a18d 100644
--- a/src/tikzplotlib/_util.py
+++ b/src/tikzplotlib/_util.py
@@ -12,7 +12,10 @@ def get_legend_text(obj):
     if leg is None:
         return None
 
-    keys = [h.get_label() for h in leg.legendHandles if h is not None]
+    try:
+        keys = [h.get_label() for h in leg.legendHandles if h is not None]
+    except AttributeError:
+        keys = [h.get_label() for h in leg.legend_handles if h is not None]
     values = [t.get_text() for t in leg.texts]
 
     label = obj.get_label()