diff --git a/components/lib/multiselect/MultiSelect.vue b/components/lib/multiselect/MultiSelect.vue
index 8355d233ee..949ac87675 100755
--- a/components/lib/multiselect/MultiSelect.vue
+++ b/components/lib/multiselect/MultiSelect.vue
@@ -770,7 +770,7 @@ export default {
         },
         getSelectedItemsLabel() {
             let pattern = /{(.*?)}/;
-            const selectedItemsLabel = this.$primevue.config.locale.selectedItemsLabel || this.selectedItemsLabel
+            const selectedItemsLabel = this.$primevue.config.locale.selectionMessage || this.selectedItemsLabel
             if (pattern.test(selectedItemsLabel)) {
                 return selectedItemsLabel.replace(selectedItemsLabel.match(pattern)[0], this.modelValue.length + '');
             }