diff --git a/components/lib/avatar/style/AvatarStyle.js b/components/lib/avatar/style/AvatarStyle.js
index 958d7c909..919599ab5 100644
--- a/components/lib/avatar/style/AvatarStyle.js
+++ b/components/lib/avatar/style/AvatarStyle.js
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ const classes = {
             'p-avatar-xl': props.size === 'xlarge'
         }
     ],
-    label: 'p-avatar-text',
+    label: 'p-avatar-label',
     icon: 'p-avatar-icon'
 };