diff --git a/pkgs/applications/editors/vscode/generic.nix b/pkgs/applications/editors/vscode/generic.nix
index 6a23b4c2aeb5..84b9c5d70103 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/editors/vscode/generic.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/editors/vscode/generic.nix
@@ -63,7 +63,8 @@ let
   # extension tooling without significant pain.
   fhs = { additionalPkgs ? pkgs: [ ] }: buildFHSEnv {
     # also determines the name of the wrapped command
-    name = executableName;
+    pname = executableName;
+    inherit version;
 
     # additional libraries which are commonly needed for extensions
     targetPkgs = pkgs: (with pkgs; [