diff --git a/examples/pylab_examples/axis_equal_demo.py b/examples/pylab_examples/axis_equal_demo.py
index 998720dac1de..9ed0f8181733 100644
--- a/examples/pylab_examples/axis_equal_demo.py
+++ b/examples/pylab_examples/axis_equal_demo.py
@@ -29,4 +29,6 @@
 plt.plot([0, 4], [0, 4])
 plt.title('still equal after adding line', fontsize=10)
 
+plt.tight_layout()
+
 plt.show()