diff --git a/src/components/header/NavCloseButton/NavCloseButton.tsx b/src/components/header/NavCloseButton/NavCloseButton.tsx
index 6beba0e8c6..54116b7637 100644
--- a/src/components/header/NavCloseButton/NavCloseButton.tsx
+++ b/src/components/header/NavCloseButton/NavCloseButton.tsx
@@ -15,9 +15,10 @@ export const NavCloseButton = ({
       className={classes}
       onClick={onClick}
       data-testid="navCloseButton"
+      aria-label="Close"
       {...buttonProps}
       type="button">
-      <Icon.Close size={3} aria-label="Close" />
+      <Icon.Close size={3} aria-hidden="true" />
     </button>
   )
 }