diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/extensions/browser/extensionsWidgets.ts b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/extensions/browser/extensionsWidgets.ts
index 05741f72a621628142379cd0fec9d7f4ed30c62c..553c40fbd50626b3a64ebda1cf35bc3f512b07d9 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/extensions/browser/extensionsWidgets.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/extensions/browser/extensionsWidgets.ts
@@ -170,8 +170,8 @@ export class TooltipWidget extends ExtensionWidget {
 		if (!this.extension) {
 			return '';
 		}
-		if (this.tooltipAction.tooltip) {
-			return this.tooltipAction.tooltip;
+		if (this.tooltipAction.label) {
+			return this.tooltipAction.label;
 		}
 		return this.recommendationWidget.tooltip;
 	}