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HTML

<form>
<label>
    <input type="checkbox"> some text
    <img src="http://placekitten.com/200/200" alt="kitten!">
</label>
</form>

CSS

label img{
    display: block; /* requirement */
    /* fix */
    pointer-events: none;
    position: relative;
}

/* fix */
label{
    display: inline-block;
    position: relative;
}
label::before{
    content: "";
    display: block;
    position: absolute;
    top: 0;
    left: 0;
    right: 0;
    bottom: 0;
    z-index: -1;
}