diff --git a/x-pack/auditbeat/auditbeat.reference.yml b/x-pack/auditbeat/auditbeat.reference.yml
index 903c6fd025e..a258205edc1 100644
--- a/x-pack/auditbeat/auditbeat.reference.yml
+++ b/x-pack/auditbeat/auditbeat.reference.yml
@@ -312,6 +312,7 @@ auditbeat.modules:
 #    match_source_index: 4
 #    match_short_id: false
 #    cleanup_timeout: 60
+#    labels.dedot: false
 #    # To connect to Docker over TLS you must specify a client and CA certificate.
 #    #ssl:
 #    #  certificate_authority: "/etc/pki/root/ca.pem"