diff --git a/app/views/shared/members/_member.html.haml b/app/views/shared/members/_member.html.haml
index 2e5747121b6..2db1f67a793 100644
--- a/app/views/shared/members/_member.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/shared/members/_member.html.haml
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
           = time_ago_with_tooltip(member.created_at)
   - if show_roles
     - current_resource = @project || @group
-    .controls.member-controls.row
+    .controls.member-controls
       - if show_controls && member.source == current_resource
 
         - if member.can_resend_invite?
diff --git a/changelogs/unreleased/ce-11542-remove-non-semantic-use-of-row-in-member-listing-controls.yml b/changelogs/unreleased/ce-11542-remove-non-semantic-use-of-row-in-member-listing-controls.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c2dcd309abd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/unreleased/ce-11542-remove-non-semantic-use-of-row-in-member-listing-controls.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+title: Remove non-semantic use of `.row` in member listing controls
+merge_request: 28204
+author:
+type: fixed