diff --git a/lib/features/label-editing/LabelEditingProvider.js b/lib/features/label-editing/LabelEditingProvider.js
index fbb68a49..db1948a7 100644
--- a/lib/features/label-editing/LabelEditingProvider.js
+++ b/lib/features/label-editing/LabelEditingProvider.js
@@ -40,29 +40,37 @@ function LabelEditingProvider(eventBus, canvas, directEditing, commandStack, res
     directEditing.cancel();
   });
 
-  if ('ontouchstart' in document.documentElement) {
-    // we deactivate automatic label editing on mobile devices
+
+  eventBus.on('directEditing.activate', function(event) {
+    resizeHandles.removeResizers();
+  });
+
+  eventBus.on('create.end', 500, function(event) {
+
+    var element = event.shape,
+        canExecute = event.context.canExecute,
+        isTouch;
+
+    // TODO(nikku): we need to find a way to support the direct editing
+    // on mobile devices; right now this will break for desworkflowediting on mobile devices
     // as it breaks the user interaction workflow
 
     // TODO(nre): we should temporarily focus the edited element here
     // and release the focused viewport after the direct edit operation is finished
-  } else {
-    eventBus.on('create.end', 500, function(event) {
-      var element = event.shape,
-          canExecute = event.context.canExecute;
+    if (isTouch) {
+      return;
+    }
 
-      if (!canExecute) {
-        return;
-      }
+    if (!canExecute) {
+      return;
+    }
 
-      if (is(element, 'bpmn:Task') || is(element, 'bpmn:TextAnnotation') ||
-          (is(element, 'bpmn:SubProcess') && !isExpanded(element))) {
-        directEditing.activate(element);
+    if (is(element, 'bpmn:Task') || is(element, 'bpmn:TextAnnotation') ||
+        (is(element, 'bpmn:SubProcess') && !isExpanded(element))) {
+      directEditing.activate(element);
+    }
+  });
 
-        resizeHandles.removeResizers();
-      }
-    });
-  }
 }
 
 LabelEditingProvider.$inject = [ 'eventBus', 'canvas', 'directEditing', 'commandStack', 'resizeHandles' ];