diff --git a/.gitlab/issue_templates/Change_Kernel_Config.md b/.gitlab/issue_templates/Change_Kernel_Config.md
index 4303a20c3..690e46e3f 100644
--- a/.gitlab/issue_templates/Change_Kernel_Config.md
+++ b/.gitlab/issue_templates/Change_Kernel_Config.md
@@ -28,4 +28,4 @@
 
 
 <!-- leave this, so it applies the correct label in gitlab -->
-/change-kernel-config
+/label ~"change-kernel-config"