diff --git a/prow/cmd/checkconfig/BUILD.bazel b/prow/cmd/checkconfig/BUILD.bazel
index ccde7cf844b5..8e8c92b7788d 100644
--- a/prow/cmd/checkconfig/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/prow/cmd/checkconfig/BUILD.bazel
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ go_library(
         "//prow/plugins/bugzilla:go_default_library",
         "//prow/plugins/cherrypickunapproved:go_default_library",
         "//prow/plugins/hold:go_default_library",
+        "//prow/plugins/label:go_default_library",
         "//prow/plugins/lgtm:go_default_library",
         "//prow/plugins/owners-label:go_default_library",
         "//prow/plugins/releasenote:go_default_library",
diff --git a/prow/cmd/checkconfig/main.go b/prow/cmd/checkconfig/main.go
index c67397149c27..318fdaa41575 100644
--- a/prow/cmd/checkconfig/main.go
+++ b/prow/cmd/checkconfig/main.go
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/test-infra/prow/plugins/bugzilla"
 	"k8s.io/test-infra/prow/plugins/cherrypickunapproved"
 	"k8s.io/test-infra/prow/plugins/hold"
+	labelplugin "k8s.io/test-infra/prow/plugins/label"
 	"k8s.io/test-infra/prow/plugins/lgtm"
 	ownerslabel "k8s.io/test-infra/prow/plugins/owners-label"
 	"k8s.io/test-infra/prow/plugins/releasenote"
@@ -1064,7 +1065,7 @@ func verifyLabelPlugin(label plugins.Label) error {
 	if len(orgRepos) > 0 {
 		sort.Strings(orgRepos)
 		return fmt.Errorf("the following orgs or repos have configuration of %s plugin using the empty string as label name in restricted labels: %s",
-			verifyowners.PluginName, strings.Join(orgRepos, ", "),
+			labelplugin.PluginName, strings.Join(orgRepos, ", "),
 		)
 	}
 	return nil
diff --git a/prow/cmd/checkconfig/main_test.go b/prow/cmd/checkconfig/main_test.go
index 161abf54bdcc..4fd9f4d5e110 100644
--- a/prow/cmd/checkconfig/main_test.go
+++ b/prow/cmd/checkconfig/main_test.go
@@ -462,19 +462,19 @@ triggers:
 		//  kube/kube:
 		//  - size
 		//  - config-updater
-		//config_updater:
+		// config_updater:
 		//  maps:
 		//    # Update the plugins configmap whenever plugins.yaml changes
 		//    kube/plugins.yaml:
 		//      name: plugins
 		//    kube/config.yaml:
 		//      validation: config
-		//size:
+		// size:
 		//  s: 1`),
 		//			expectedErr: "validation",
 		//		},
 		{
-			//only one invalid element is printed in the error
+			// only one invalid element is printed in the error
 			name:     "multiple invalid elements",
 			filename: "multiple.yaml",
 			cfg:      &plugins.Configuration{},
@@ -2246,7 +2246,7 @@ func TestVerifyLabelPlugin(t *testing.T) {
 					},
 				},
 			},
-			expectedErrorMsg: "the following orgs or repos have configuration of verify-owners plugin using the empty string as label name in restricted labels: openshift/machine-config-operator",
+			expectedErrorMsg: "the following orgs or repos have configuration of label plugin using the empty string as label name in restricted labels: openshift/machine-config-operator",
 		},
 		{
 			name: "valid after removing the restricted labels for the empty string",
@@ -2279,7 +2279,7 @@ func TestVerifyLabelPlugin(t *testing.T) {
 					},
 				},
 			},
-			expectedErrorMsg: "the following orgs or repos have configuration of verify-owners plugin using the empty string as label name in restricted labels: orgRepo1, orgRepo2",
+			expectedErrorMsg: "the following orgs or repos have configuration of label plugin using the empty string as label name in restricted labels: orgRepo1, orgRepo2",
 		},
 	}
 
diff --git a/prow/plugins/label/label.go b/prow/plugins/label/label.go
index 58f8f3a364ad..f5d835a2f57c 100644
--- a/prow/plugins/label/label.go
+++ b/prow/plugins/label/label.go
@@ -31,7 +31,9 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/test-infra/prow/plugins"
 )
 
-const pluginName = "label"
+const (
+	PluginName = "label"
+)
 
 var (
 	defaultLabels          = []string{"kind", "priority", "area"}
@@ -43,7 +45,7 @@ var (
 )
 
 func init() {
-	plugins.RegisterGenericCommentHandler(pluginName, handleGenericComment, helpProvider)
+	plugins.RegisterGenericCommentHandler(PluginName, handleGenericComment, helpProvider)
 }
 
 func configString(labels []string) string {
@@ -64,7 +66,7 @@ func helpProvider(config *plugins.Configuration, _ []config.OrgRepo) (*pluginhel
 		},
 	})
 	if err != nil {
-		logrus.WithError(err).Warnf("cannot generate comments for %s plugin", pluginName)
+		logrus.WithError(err).Warnf("cannot generate comments for %s plugin", PluginName)
 	}
 	pluginHelp := &pluginhelp.PluginHelp{
 		Description: "The label plugin provides commands that add or remove certain types of labels. Labels of the following types can be manipulated: 'area/*', 'committee/*', 'kind/*', 'language/*', 'priority/*', 'sig/*', 'triage/*', and 'wg/*'. More labels can be configured to be used via the /label command.",
diff --git a/prow/plugins/label/label_test.go b/prow/plugins/label/label_test.go
index f9a34dd8f41a..11a8261a8cf6 100644
--- a/prow/plugins/label/label_test.go
+++ b/prow/plugins/label/label_test.go
@@ -762,7 +762,7 @@ func TestLabel(t *testing.T) {
 				Repo:   github.Repo{Owner: github.User{Login: "org"}, Name: "repo"},
 				User:   github.User{Login: tc.commenter},
 			}
-			err := handle(fakeClient, logrus.WithField("plugin", pluginName), plugins.Label{AdditionalLabels: tc.extraLabels, RestrictedLabels: tc.restrictedLabels}, e)
+			err := handle(fakeClient, logrus.WithField("plugin", PluginName), plugins.Label{AdditionalLabels: tc.extraLabels, RestrictedLabels: tc.restrictedLabels}, e)
 			if err != nil {
 				t.Fatalf("didn't expect error from label test: %v", err)
 			}