diff --git a/packages/components/src/components/toggle/_toggle.scss b/packages/components/src/components/toggle/_toggle.scss
index d7be5bc525cc..30980caa7797 100644
--- a/packages/components/src/components/toggle/_toggle.scss
+++ b/packages/components/src/components/toggle/_toggle.scss
@@ -315,6 +315,7 @@
     margin-left: carbon--rem(56px);
     @include type-style('body-short-01');
     user-select: none;
+    white-space: nowrap;
     // top offset needed to vertically center absolutely positioned flex child in IE11
     top: 50%;
     transform: translateY(-50%);