diff --git a/src/surge-xt/gui/widgets/EffectLabel.h b/src/surge-xt/gui/widgets/EffectLabel.h
index e4bad3d8ffa..a3f64fdee8b 100644
--- a/src/surge-xt/gui/widgets/EffectLabel.h
+++ b/src/surge-xt/gui/widgets/EffectLabel.h
@@ -32,7 +32,9 @@ struct EffectLabel : public juce::Component, public Surge::GUI::SkinConsumingCom
     EffectLabel()
     {
         setAccessible(false); // the param full name contains what we need
+        setInterceptsMouseClicks(false, false);
     }
+
     ~EffectLabel() = default;
 
     std::string label;