diff --git a/src/vs/platform/extensionManagement/node/extensionManagementService.ts b/src/vs/platform/extensionManagement/node/extensionManagementService.ts
index 1c60d7b0334152525f3f32c390ceefdb969d2d3f..e67fb9492af288233dbf93b2f7411e2285133d5d 100644
--- a/src/vs/platform/extensionManagement/node/extensionManagementService.ts
+++ b/src/vs/platform/extensionManagement/node/extensionManagementService.ts
@@ -758,7 +758,7 @@ export class ExtensionManagementService extends Disposable implements IExtension
 	}
 
 	private scanExtension(folderName: string, root: string, type: LocalExtensionType): Promise<ILocalExtension> {
-		if (type === LocalExtensionType.User && folderName.indexOf('.') === 0) { // Do not consider user exension folder starting with `.`
+		if (type === LocalExtensionType.User && folderName.indexOf('.') === 0) { // Do not consider user extension folder starting with `.`
 			return Promise.resolve(null);
 		}
 		const extensionPath = path.join(root, folderName);