diff --git a/frappe/public/js/frappe/form/form.js b/frappe/public/js/frappe/form/form.js
index de9331a726..2b7562f836 100644
--- a/frappe/public/js/frappe/form/form.js
+++ b/frappe/public/js/frappe/form/form.js
@@ -1203,8 +1203,7 @@ frappe.ui.form.Form = class FrappeForm {
 
 		$.each(grid_field_label_map, function(fname, label) {
 			fname = fname.split("-");
-			var df = frappe.meta.get_docfield(fname[0], fname[1], me.doc.name);
-			if(df) df.label = label;
+			me.fields_dict[parentfield].grid.update_docfield_property(fname[1], 'label', label);
 		});
 	}