diff --git a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Render/Element/RenderElement.php b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Render/Element/RenderElement.php
index 35814589b3..cdfc0e1f06 100644
--- a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Render/Element/RenderElement.php
+++ b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Render/Element/RenderElement.php
@@ -139,7 +139,9 @@ public static function setAttributes(&$element, $class = []) {
     if (!empty($element['#required'])) {
       $element['#attributes']['class'][] = 'required';
       $element['#attributes']['required'] = 'required';
-      $element['#attributes']['aria-required'] = 'true';
+      if (($element['#type'] ?? NULL) !== 'checkbox') {
+        $element['#attributes']['aria-required'] = 'true';
+      }
     }
     if (isset($element['#parents']) && isset($element['#errors']) && !empty($element['#validated'])) {
       $element['#attributes']['class'][] = 'error';
diff --git a/core/modules/system/tests/src/Functional/Form/CheckboxTest.php b/core/modules/system/tests/src/Functional/Form/CheckboxTest.php
index 024be19975..bfbdbd4ef0 100644
--- a/core/modules/system/tests/src/Functional/Form/CheckboxTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/system/tests/src/Functional/Form/CheckboxTest.php
@@ -102,4 +102,13 @@ public function testFormCheckbox() {
     }
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Tests that checkbox has no aria required attribute.
+   */
+  public function testFormCheckboxHasNoAriaRequiredAtt() {
+    $this->drupalGet('/form-test/checkbox');
+    $element = $this->cssSelect('input[aria-required]');
+    $this->assertEmpty($element);
+  }
+
 }