diff --git a/packages/eslint-config-airbnb/rules/best-practices.js b/packages/eslint-config-airbnb/rules/best-practices.js
index a221d4d9..1359e58b 100644
--- a/packages/eslint-config-airbnb/rules/best-practices.js
+++ b/packages/eslint-config-airbnb/rules/best-practices.js
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ module.exports = {
     // disallow else after a return in an if
     'no-else-return': 2,
     // disallow use of labels for anything other then loops and switches
-    'no-empty-label': 2,
+    "no-labels": [2, {"allowLoop": false, "allowSwitch": false}],
     // disallow comparisons to null without a type-checking operator
     'no-eq-null': 0,
     // disallow use of eval()