diff --git a/frappe/public/js/frappe/form/grid_row.js b/frappe/public/js/frappe/form/grid_row.js
index 4d4d14fbe9..465d9be94b 100644
--- a/frappe/public/js/frappe/form/grid_row.js
+++ b/frappe/public/js/frappe/form/grid_row.js
@@ -616,7 +616,7 @@ export default class GridRow {
 		if (!this.doc) {
 			$col.attr("title", txt);
 		}
-		df.fieldname && $($col.static_area.toggleClass('reqd', Boolean(df.reqd)));
+		df.fieldname && $col.static_area.toggleClass('reqd', Boolean(df.reqd));
 
 		$col.df = df;
 		$col.column_index = ci;