diff --git a/src/vs/base/browser/ui/tree/abstractTree.ts b/src/vs/base/browser/ui/tree/abstractTree.ts
index b83d5954603fc0d76dd21d7fc4d212e3e06e3afb..ab9e2eba27b600e03a2560e2bc016e6ec81d6ac6 100644
--- a/src/vs/base/browser/ui/tree/abstractTree.ts
+++ b/src/vs/base/browser/ui/tree/abstractTree.ts
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ class TreeRenderer<T, TFilterData, TTemplateData> implements IListRenderer<ITree
 	}
 
 	updateOptions(options: ITreeRendererOptions = {}): void {
-		if (typeof this.indent !== 'undefined') {
+		if (typeof options.indent !== 'undefined') {
 			this.indent = clamp(options.indent, 0, 40);
 		}