diff --git a/django/contrib/gis/tests/geoapp/tests.py b/django/contrib/gis/tests/geoapp/tests.py
index 8456ca1718..97d395af4c 100644
--- a/django/contrib/gis/tests/geoapp/tests.py
+++ b/django/contrib/gis/tests/geoapp/tests.py
@@ -198,8 +198,10 @@ class GeoModelTest(TestCase):
         cities1 = City.objects.all()
         # Only PostGIS would support a 'select *' query because of its recognized
         # HEXEWKB format for geometry fields
-        as_text = 'ST_AsText' if postgis else 'asText'
-        cities2 = City.objects.raw('select id, name, %s(point) from geoapp_city' % as_text)
+        as_text = 'ST_AsText(%s)' if postgis else connection.ops.select
+        cities2 = City.objects.raw(
+            'select id, name, %s from geoapp_city' % as_text % 'point'
+        )
         self.assertEqual(len(cities1), len(list(cities2)))
         self.assertTrue(isinstance(cities2[0].point, Point))