A control must be associated with a text label

I am getting the error:

A control must be associated with a text label.

The piece of code is:

 <i
   role="button"
   className={classN}
   onClick={this.muteVolume}
   onKeyDown={this.muteVolume}
 />

That error is related to this eslint rule.

That rule makes sense when using a label and a control associated. In my case, I do not need a label at all. I could create one but that looks to me like a workaround to avoid getting that error.

What is the problem?