diff --git a/src/vs/base/browser/ui/scrollbar/scrollableElement.ts b/src/vs/base/browser/ui/scrollbar/scrollableElement.ts
index 88bf6419f7af744ee84ba411d565241ee0bd9b04..aa385800daeb689e579a23ea5433cefbd1022ced 100644
--- a/src/vs/base/browser/ui/scrollbar/scrollableElement.ts
+++ b/src/vs/base/browser/ui/scrollbar/scrollableElement.ts
@@ -330,7 +330,7 @@ export abstract class AbstractScrollableElement extends Widget {
 
 			// Convert vertical scrolling to horizontal if shift is held, this
 			// is handled at a higher level on Mac
-			const shiftConvert = !Platform.isMacintosh && e.browserEvent.shiftKey;
+			const shiftConvert = !Platform.isMacintosh && e.browserEvent && e.browserEvent.shiftKey;
 			if ((this._options.scrollYToX || shiftConvert) && !deltaX) {
 				deltaX = deltaY;
 				deltaY = 0;