diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/services/environment/browser/environmentService.ts b/src/vs/workbench/services/environment/browser/environmentService.ts
index 4035945e8e383549792d9a2849f764cdbb590ab4..5437e4c00caaaddf8c97477bee64ffaa4ac5852d 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/services/environment/browser/environmentService.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/services/environment/browser/environmentService.ts
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ export class BrowserWorkbenchEnvironmentService implements IWorkbenchEnvironment
 						break;
 					case 'inspect-brk-extensions':
 						extensionHostDebugEnvironment.params.port = parseInt(value);
-						extensionHostDebugEnvironment.params.break = false;
+						extensionHostDebugEnvironment.params.break = true;
 						break;
 				}
 			}