diff --git a/pkgs/applications/editors/vscode/generic.nix b/pkgs/applications/editors/vscode/generic.nix
index de93186c3db1..752ff76bf682 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/editors/vscode/generic.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/editors/vscode/generic.nix
@@ -249,6 +249,9 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (
       })
     ];
 
+    strictDeps = true;
+    __structuredAttrs = true;
+
     buildInputs = [
       libsecret
     ]