diff --git a/pkgs/applications/editors/vscode/extensions/vscode-utils.nix b/pkgs/applications/editors/vscode/extensions/vscode-utils.nix
index 0eba230ad8e0..940636606001 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/editors/vscode/extensions/vscode-utils.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/editors/vscode/extensions/vscode-utils.nix
@@ -109,6 +109,8 @@ let
 
     version = ext.version;
 
+    relativeLocation = ext.vscodeExtUniqueId;
+
     location = {
       "$mid" = 1;
       fsPath = ext.outPath + "/share/vscode/extensions/${ext.vscodeExtUniqueId}";