diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/api/common/extHostWorkspace.ts b/src/vs/workbench/api/common/extHostWorkspace.ts
index 9fe77c134e3..bcc691f7fa4 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/api/common/extHostWorkspace.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/api/common/extHostWorkspace.ts
@@ -587,7 +587,7 @@ export class ExtHostWorkspace implements ExtHostWorkspaceShape, IExtHostWorkspac
 				options: {
 
 					ignoreSymlinks: typeof options.followSymlinks === 'boolean' ? !options.followSymlinks : undefined,
-					disregardIgnoreFiles: typeof options.useIgnoreFiles === 'boolean' ? !options.useIgnoreFiles : undefined,
+					disregardIgnoreFiles: typeof options.useIgnoreFiles?.local === 'boolean' ? !options.useIgnoreFiles?.local : undefined,
 					disregardGlobalIgnoreFiles: typeof options.useIgnoreFiles?.global === 'boolean' ? !options.useIgnoreFiles?.global : undefined,
 					disregardParentIgnoreFiles: typeof options.useIgnoreFiles?.parent === 'boolean' ? !options.useIgnoreFiles?.parent : undefined,
 					disregardExcludeSettings: options.useExcludeSettings !== undefined && options.useExcludeSettings === ExcludeSettingOptions.None,