diff --git a/plugins/inventory/gcp_compute.py b/plugins/inventory/gcp_compute.py
index 355f7682e..f4743b292 100644
--- a/plugins/inventory/gcp_compute.py
+++ b/plugins/inventory/gcp_compute.py
@@ -237,7 +237,8 @@ def hostname(self):
         for order in self.hostname_ordering:
             name = None
             if order.startswith("labels."):
-                name = self.json["labels"].get(order[7:])
+                if "labels" in self.json:
+                    name = self.json["labels"].get(order[7:])
             elif order == "public_ip":
                 name = self._get_publicip()
             elif order == "private_ip":