diff --git a/packages/react/src/components/Dropdown/Dropdown.tsx b/packages/react/src/components/Dropdown/Dropdown.tsx
index 7e85b61de651..f31030ff4406 100644
--- a/packages/react/src/components/Dropdown/Dropdown.tsx
+++ b/packages/react/src/components/Dropdown/Dropdown.tsx
@@ -424,7 +424,10 @@ const Dropdown = React.forwardRef(
 
     // needs to be Capitalized for react to render it correctly
     const ItemToElement = itemToElement;
-    const toggleButtonProps = getToggleButtonProps();
+    const toggleButtonProps = getToggleButtonProps({
+      'aria-label': ariaLabel || deprecatedAriaLabel,
+    });
+
     const helper =
       helperText && !isFluid ? (
         <div id={helperId} className={helperClasses}>
@@ -523,7 +526,6 @@ const Dropdown = React.forwardRef(
         <ListBox
           onFocus={handleFocus}
           onBlur={handleFocus}
-          aria-label={deprecatedAriaLabel || ariaLabel}
           size={size}
           className={className}
           invalid={invalid}