diff --git a/templates/repo/issue/labels/labels_selector_field.tmpl b/templates/repo/issue/labels/labels_selector_field.tmpl
index 8a931a9433..aa073f3495 100644
--- a/templates/repo/issue/labels/labels_selector_field.tmpl
+++ b/templates/repo/issue/labels/labels_selector_field.tmpl
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 				{{end}}
 				{{$previousExclusiveScope = $exclusiveScope}}
 				<a class="{{if .IsChecked}}checked{{end}} item" href="#" data-id="{{.ID}}" {{if .IsArchived}}data-is-archived{{end}} data-id-selector="#label_{{.ID}}" data-scope="{{$exclusiveScope}}"><span class="octicon-check {{if not .IsChecked}}tw-invisible{{end}}">{{if $exclusiveScope}}{{svg "octicon-dot-fill"}}{{else}}{{svg "octicon-check"}}{{end}}</span>&nbsp;&nbsp;{{RenderLabel ctx .}}
-					{{if .Description}}<br><small class="desc">{{.Description | RenderEmoji $.Context}}</small>{{end}}
+					{{if .Description}}<small class="desc">{{.Description | RenderEmoji $.Context}}</small>{{end}}
 					<p class="archived-label-hint">{{template "repo/issue/labels/label_archived" .}}</p>
 				</a>
 			{{end}}
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 				{{end}}
 				{{$previousExclusiveScope = $exclusiveScope}}
 				<a class="{{if .IsChecked}}checked{{end}} item" href="#" data-id="{{.ID}}" {{if .IsArchived}}data-is-archived{{end}} data-id-selector="#label_{{.ID}}" data-scope="{{$exclusiveScope}}"><span class="octicon-check {{if not .IsChecked}}tw-invisible{{end}}">{{if $exclusiveScope}}{{svg "octicon-dot-fill"}}{{else}}{{svg "octicon-check"}}{{end}}</span>&nbsp;&nbsp;{{RenderLabel ctx .}}
-					{{if .Description}}<br><small class="desc">{{.Description | RenderEmoji $.Context}}</small>{{end}}
+					{{if .Description}}<small class="desc">{{.Description | RenderEmoji $.Context}}</small>{{end}}
 					<p class="archived-label-hint">{{template "repo/issue/labels/label_archived" .}}</p>
 				</a>
 			{{end}}
diff --git a/web_src/css/repo.css b/web_src/css/repo.css
index c13a6ee73b..00f159f33b 100644
--- a/web_src/css/repo.css
+++ b/web_src/css/repo.css
@@ -116,6 +116,9 @@
 
 .repository .select-label .desc {
   padding-left: 23px;
+  white-space: normal;
+  display: block;
+  margin-top: 2px;
 }
 
 /* For the secondary pointing menu, respect its own border-bottom */