diff --git a/extensions/typescript-language-features/src/features/task.ts b/extensions/typescript-language-features/src/features/task.ts
index 4d58c36a70a..550921e1488 100644
--- a/extensions/typescript-language-features/src/features/task.ts
+++ b/extensions/typescript-language-features/src/features/task.ts
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ class TscTaskProvider implements vscode.TaskProvider {
 				project.workspaceFolder || vscode.TaskScope.Workspace,
 				localize('buildAndWatchTscLabel', 'watch - {0}', label),
 				'tsc',
-				new vscode.ShellExecution(command, ['--watch', ...args]),
+				new vscode.ShellExecution(command, [...args, '--watch']),
 				'$tsc-watch');
 			watchTask.group = vscode.TaskGroup.Build;
 			watchTask.isBackground = true;
@@ -274,4 +274,4 @@ export default class TypeScriptTaskProviderManager extends Disposable {
 			this.taskProviderSub = vscode.workspace.registerTaskProvider('typescript', new TscTaskProvider(this.client));
 		}
 	}
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}