diff --git a/packages/react-components/react-alert/stories/Alert/AlertAction.stories.tsx b/packages/react-components/react-alert/stories/Alert/AlertAction.stories.tsx
index 3458c4dea1f502..b220aaa5a79e90 100644
--- a/packages/react-components/react-alert/stories/Alert/AlertAction.stories.tsx
+++ b/packages/react-components/react-alert/stories/Alert/AlertAction.stories.tsx
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@ export const Action = () => (
     <Alert
       intent="error"
       action={{
-        icon: <DismissCircleRegular aria-label="dismiss message" />,
+        icon: <DismissCircleRegular />,
+        'aria-label': 'dismiss message',
       }}
     >
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diff --git a/packages/react-components/react-alert/stories/Alert/AlertAvatar.stories.tsx b/packages/react-components/react-alert/stories/Alert/AlertAvatar.stories.tsx
index 70856a17ad8f20..7dc6449b48288c 100644
--- a/packages/react-components/react-alert/stories/Alert/AlertAvatar.stories.tsx
+++ b/packages/react-components/react-alert/stories/Alert/AlertAvatar.stories.tsx
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ export const Avatar = () => (
     <Alert
       action={{
         icon: <DismissCircleRegular />,
+        'aria-label': 'dismiss message',
       }}
       avatar={{ name: 'John Smith', size: 24, color: 'dark-green' }}
     >