diff --git a/src/components/multiselect/MultiSelect.vue b/src/components/multiselect/MultiSelect.vue
index b84331d32e..06ef4cb9fe 100755
--- a/src/components/multiselect/MultiSelect.vue
+++ b/src/components/multiselect/MultiSelect.vue
@@ -435,7 +435,7 @@ export default {
                 'p-multiselect-label',
                 {
                     'p-placeholder': this.label === this.placeholder,
-                    'p-multiselect-label-empty': !this.placeholder && (!this.modelValue || this.modelValue.length === 0)
+                    'p-multiselect-label-empty': !this.placeholder && (!this.value || this.value.length === 0)
                 }
             ];
         },