diff --git a/packages/react/src/FormControl/FormControl.tsx b/packages/react/src/FormControl/FormControl.tsx
index 829fb650108..6f65c70a2f1 100644
--- a/packages/react/src/FormControl/FormControl.tsx
+++ b/packages/react/src/FormControl/FormControl.tsx
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ const FormControl = React.forwardRef<HTMLDivElement, FormControlProps>(
               </Box>
             )}
             {!slots.label?.props.visuallyHidden || slots.caption ? (
-              <Box display="flex" flexDirection="column" sx={{'> label': {paddingLeft: 'var(--stack-gap-condensed)'}}}>
+              <Box display="flex" flexDirection="column" sx={{'> *': {paddingLeft: 'var(--stack-gap-condensed)'}}}>
                 {slots.label}
                 {slots.caption}
               </Box>