diff --git a/extensions/git/src/repository.ts b/extensions/git/src/repository.ts
index c7962fb1a62..d3626bc0de3 100644
--- a/extensions/git/src/repository.ts
+++ b/extensions/git/src/repository.ts
@@ -546,7 +546,7 @@ class DotGitWatcher implements IFileWatcher {
 
 		// Ignore changes to the "index.lock" file, and watchman fsmonitor hook (https://git-scm.com/docs/githooks#_fsmonitor_watchman) cookie files.
 		// Watchman creates a cookie file inside the git directory whenever a query is run (https://facebook.github.io/watchman/docs/cookies.html).
-		const filteredRootWatcher = filterEvent(rootWatcher.event, uri => !/\/\.git(\/index\.lock)?$|\/\.watchman-cookie-/.test(uri.path));
+		const filteredRootWatcher = filterEvent(rootWatcher.event, uri => uri.scheme === 'file' && !/\/\.git(\/index\.lock)?$|\/\.watchman-cookie-/.test(uri.path));
 		this.event = anyEvent(filteredRootWatcher, this.emitter.event);
 
 		repository.onDidRunGitStatus(this.updateTransientWatchers, this, this.disposables);