diff --git a/RecoVertex/PrimaryVertexProducer/plugins/PrimaryVertexProducer.cc b/RecoVertex/PrimaryVertexProducer/plugins/PrimaryVertexProducer.cc
index decfaf4dc05ca..0c5bade74ad7d 100644
--- a/RecoVertex/PrimaryVertexProducer/plugins/PrimaryVertexProducer.cc
+++ b/RecoVertex/PrimaryVertexProducer/plugins/PrimaryVertexProducer.cc
@@ -457,7 +457,7 @@ void PrimaryVertexProducer::fillDescriptions(edm::ConfigurationDescriptions& des
   desc.add<bool>("useMVACut", false);
   desc.add<double>("minTrackTimeQuality", 0.8);
 
-  descriptions.addDefault(desc);
+  descriptions.addWithDefaultLabel(desc);
 }
 
 //define this as a plug-in