diff --git a/models/issues/label.go b/models/issues/label.go
index 98e2e43961cdd..9ad488252ab7f 100644
--- a/models/issues/label.go
+++ b/models/issues/label.go
@@ -733,7 +733,7 @@ func DeleteLabelsByRepoID(ctx context.Context, repoID int64) error {
 
 // CountOrphanedLabels return count of labels witch are broken and not accessible via ui anymore
 func CountOrphanedLabels() (int64, error) {
-	noref, err := db.GetEngine(db.DefaultContext).Table("label").Where("repo_id=? AND org_id=?", 0, 0).Count("label.id")
+	noref, err := db.GetEngine(db.DefaultContext).Table("label").Where("repo_id=? AND org_id=?", 0, 0).Count()
 	if err != nil {
 		return 0, err
 	}