diff --git a/extensions/extension-editing/src/extensionLinter.ts b/extensions/extension-editing/src/extensionLinter.ts
index f2a6dccc2e2..dd780c145b1 100644
--- a/extensions/extension-editing/src/extensionLinter.ts
+++ b/extensions/extension-editing/src/extensionLinter.ts
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ export class ExtensionLinter {
 			if (node) {
 				switch (node.type) {
 					case 'property':
-						if (node.children) {
+						if (node.children && node.children.length === 2) {
 							const key = node.children[0];
 							const value = node.children[1];
 							switch (value.type) {