diff --git a/packages/components/src/components/checkbox/checkbox.lite.tsx b/packages/components/src/components/checkbox/checkbox.lite.tsx
index 87c2f6420b1..86e86d8af79 100644
--- a/packages/components/src/components/checkbox/checkbox.lite.tsx
+++ b/packages/components/src/components/checkbox/checkbox.lite.tsx
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ export default function DBCheckbox(props: DBCheckboxProps) {
 					DEFAULT_INVALID_MESSAGE}
 			</DBInfotext>
 
-			<span className="visually-hidden" role="status">
+			<span data-visually-hidden role="status">
 				{state._voiceOverFallback}
 			</span>
 		</div>