diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/parts/extensions/electron-browser/runtimeExtensionsEditor.ts b/src/vs/workbench/parts/extensions/electron-browser/runtimeExtensionsEditor.ts
index 314b5b3924bca9822effe26a63bb6ab45a8f1cc8..36fd65a9c012c2d9e2ed857436610e834facfaad 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/parts/extensions/electron-browser/runtimeExtensionsEditor.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/parts/extensions/electron-browser/runtimeExtensionsEditor.ts
@@ -630,7 +630,7 @@ export class SaveExtensionHostProfileAction extends Action {
 			// about users. We also append the `.txt` suffix to make it
 			// easier to attach these files to GH issues
 
-			let tmp = profiler.rewriteAbsolutePaths({ profile: dataToWrite }, 'piiRemoved');
+			let tmp = profiler.rewriteAbsolutePaths({ profile: dataToWrite as any }, 'piiRemoved');
 			dataToWrite = tmp.profile;
 
 			picked = picked + '.txt';