diff --git a/.github/workflows/labeler.yml b/.github/workflows/labeler.yml
index eecf3d9d68..76d67a3a5c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/labeler.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/labeler.yml
@@ -10,3 +10,4 @@ jobs:
       with:
         repo-token: "${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}"
         configuration-path: .github/labeler.yml
+        sync-labels: "" # This is a workaround for issue 18671