diff --git a/src/model/Series.js b/src/model/Series.js
index d625337f32984cfc6d6b316f60ef34f3720c5c0e..0cb94b43842336ec9f5333eda4fdcedac6009897 100644
--- a/src/model/Series.js
+++ b/src/model/Series.js
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ define(function(require) {
 
             var params = this.getFormatParams(dataIndex);
             if (!formatter) {
-                formatter = itemModel.get('itemStyle.' + status + '.label.formatter')
+                formatter = itemModel.get('label.' + status + '.formatter')
             }
 
             if (typeof formatter === 'function') {