diff --git a/eeschema/sch_text.cpp b/eeschema/sch_text.cpp
index 99a9175380..e3333d398a 100644
--- a/eeschema/sch_text.cpp
+++ b/eeschema/sch_text.cpp
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
  *
  * Copyright (C) 2016 Jean-Pierre Charras, jp.charras at wanadoo.fr
  * Copyright (C) 2015 Wayne Stambaugh <stambaughw@gmail.com>
- * Copyright (C) 1992-2021 KiCad Developers, see AUTHORS.txt for contributors.
+ * Copyright (C) 1992-2022 KiCad Developers, see AUTHORS.txt for contributors.
  *
  * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
  * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
@@ -618,7 +618,7 @@ SCH_LABEL_BASE::SCH_LABEL_BASE( const VECTOR2I& aPos, const wxString& aText, KIC
         m_isDangling( true )
 {
     SetMultilineAllowed( false );
-    SetFieldsAutoplaced();
+    ClearFieldsAutoplaced();    // fiels are not yet autoplaced.
 }