diff --git a/pkg/actuators/machine/actuator.go b/pkg/actuators/machine/actuator.go
index 7c6cbdb14f..12a9ca0af8 100644
--- a/pkg/actuators/machine/actuator.go
+++ b/pkg/actuators/machine/actuator.go
@@ -575,5 +575,9 @@ func (a *Actuator) updateStatus(machine *machinev1.Machine, instance *ec2.Instan
 
 func getClusterID(machine *machinev1.Machine) (string, bool) {
 	clusterID, ok := machine.Labels[providerconfigv1.ClusterIDLabel]
+	// NOTE: This block can be removed after the label renaming transition to machine.openshift.io
+	if !ok {
+		clusterID, ok = machine.Labels["sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api-cluster"]
+	}
 	return clusterID, ok
 }
diff --git a/test/e2e/provider_expectations.go b/test/e2e/provider_expectations.go
index cc472dcdb6..e64ff4f9b3 100644
--- a/test/e2e/provider_expectations.go
+++ b/test/e2e/provider_expectations.go
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ func (tc *testConfig) ExpectNewNodeWhenDeletingMachine() error {
 	var triagedWorkerNode corev1.Node
 MachineLoop:
 	for _, m := range machineList.Items {
-		if m.Labels["machine.openshift.io/cluster-api-machine-role"] == "worker" {
+		if m.Labels["machine.openshift.io/cluster-api-machine-role"] == "worker" || m.Labels["sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api-machine-role"] == "worker" {
 			for _, n := range nodeList.Items {
 				if m.Status.NodeRef == nil {
 					glog.Errorf("no NodeRef found in machine %v", m.Name)
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ func (tc *testConfig) ExpectNodeToBeDrainedBeforeDeletingMachine() error {
 		}
 		for _, machineItem := range machineList.Items {
 			// empty or non-worker role skipped
-			if machineItem.Labels["machine.openshift.io/cluster-api-machine-role"] == "worker" {
+			if machineItem.Labels["machine.openshift.io/cluster-api-machine-role"] == "worker" || machineItem.Labels["sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api-machine-role"] == "worker" {
 				if machineItem.Status.NodeRef != nil && machineItem.Status.NodeRef.Name != "" {
 					machine = machineItem
 					nodeName = machineItem.Status.NodeRef.Name