diff --git a/src/jspdf.js b/src/jspdf.js
index 834668e9a..247e3e6c7 100644
--- a/src/jspdf.js
+++ b/src/jspdf.js
@@ -3616,7 +3616,7 @@ function jsPDF(options) {
 
     //baseline
     var height = activeFontSize / scope.internal.scaleFactor;
-    var descent = height * (lineHeightFactor - 1);
+    var descent = height * (lineHeight - 1);
     switch (options.baseline) {
       case "bottom":
         y -= descent;