diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/extensions/browser/exeBasedRecommendations.ts b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/extensions/browser/exeBasedRecommendations.ts
index e4a3137f8abf1843e9146c0e8c1a2e128dc0737b..bf251e10477a9d404615205ea2a4e15903b061ec 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/extensions/browser/exeBasedRecommendations.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/extensions/browser/exeBasedRecommendations.ts
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ export class ExeBasedRecommendations extends ExtensionRecommendations {
 			source: 'executable',
 			reason: {
 				reasonId: ExtensionRecommendationReason.Executable,
-				reasonText: localize('exeBasedRecommendation', "This extension is recommended because you have {0} installed.", tip.extensionName)
+				reasonText: localize('exeBasedRecommendation', "This extension is recommended because you have {0} installed.", tip.exeFriendlyName || basename(tip.windowsPath!))
 			}
 		};
 	}