diff --git a/config/schema/reference_value_pair.schema.yml b/config/schema/reference_value_pair.schema.yml
index 0bbe0f073d7fb694d383731fe0ef5b4dc05fc47f..c8544efcc8b3fc2a17c4efdaa2de8b5d9edf0560 100644
--- a/config/schema/reference_value_pair.schema.yml
+++ b/config/schema/reference_value_pair.schema.yml
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ field.formatter.settings.reference_value_formatter:
       type: integer
       label: 'Display invalid reference'
     invalid_reference_label:
-      type: string
+      type: label
       label: 'Invalid reference label'
 
 field.field_settings.reference_value_pair: