diff --git a/tslint.json b/tslint.json
index b97d02c3591..e13fea96738 100644
--- a/tslint.json
+++ b/tslint.json
@@ -371,6 +371,13 @@
 				"target": "**/{node,electron-browser,electron-main,extensions}/**",
 				"restrictions": "**/*"
 			},
+			{
+				"target": "**/test/smoke/**",
+				"restrictions": [
+					"**/test/smoke/**",
+					"*"
+				]
+			},
 			{
 				"target": "{**/**.test.ts,**/test/**}",
 				"restrictions": "{**/vs/**,assert,sinon}"