diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/services/extensions/common/abstractExtensionService.ts b/src/vs/workbench/services/extensions/common/abstractExtensionService.ts
index b732cac16fa078e52cff2b525eded40a01dbe78f..9127801c02098122a50d737c0186682e42bb346e 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/services/extensions/common/abstractExtensionService.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/services/extensions/common/abstractExtensionService.ts
@@ -942,7 +942,7 @@ export abstract class AbstractExtensionService extends Disposable implements IEx
 	public _onDidActivateExtensionError(extensionId: ExtensionIdentifier, error: Error): void {
 		type ExtensionActivationErrorClassification = {
 			extensionId: { classification: 'SystemMetaData', purpose: 'PerformanceAndHealth' };
-			error: { classification: 'SystemMetaData', purpose: 'PerformanceAndHealth' };
+			error: { classification: 'CallstackOrException', purpose: 'PerformanceAndHealth' };
 		};
 		type ExtensionActivationErrorEvent = {
 			extensionId: string;