diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/files/browser/views/explorerView.ts b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/files/browser/views/explorerView.ts
index fda43517833740e7fb1b67dd42aff83016922b96..359ad9abfa5e105ee4731f2870bd62426f9a054e 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/files/browser/views/explorerView.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/files/browser/views/explorerView.ts
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ export class ExplorerView extends ViewletPanel {
 		this.resourceMoveableToTrash = ExplorerResourceMoveableToTrash.bindTo(contextKeyService);
 
 		const decorationProvider = new ExplorerDecorationsProvider(this.explorerService, contextService);
-		decorationService.registerDecorationsProvider(decorationProvider);
+		this._register(decorationService.registerDecorationsProvider(decorationProvider));
 		this._register(decorationProvider);
 		this._register(this.resourceContext);
 	}