diff --git a/src/bootstrap-window.js b/src/bootstrap-window.js
index e4218117b7d..d61e432e3b3 100644
--- a/src/bootstrap-window.js
+++ b/src/bootstrap-window.js
@@ -115,9 +115,11 @@
 		// VSCODE_GLOBALS: node_modules
 		globalThis._VSCODE_NODE_MODULES = new Proxy(Object.create(null), { get: (_target, mod) => (require.__$__nodeRequire ?? require)(String(mod)) });
 
-		// VSCODE_GLOBALS: package/product.json
-		globalThis._VSCODE_PRODUCT_JSON = (require.__$__nodeRequire ?? require)(configuration.appRoot + '/product.json');
-		globalThis._VSCODE_PACKAGE_JSON = (require.__$__nodeRequire ?? require)(configuration.appRoot + '/package.json');
+		if (!safeProcess.sandboxed) {
+			// VSCODE_GLOBALS: package/product.json
+			globalThis._VSCODE_PRODUCT_JSON = (require.__$__nodeRequire ?? require)(configuration.appRoot + '/product.json');
+			globalThis._VSCODE_PACKAGE_JSON = (require.__$__nodeRequire ?? require)(configuration.appRoot + '/package.json');
+		}
 
 		const loaderConfig = {
 			baseUrl: `${bootstrapLib.fileUriFromPath(configuration.appRoot, { isWindows: safeProcess.platform === 'win32', scheme: 'vscode-file', fallbackAuthority: 'vscode-app' })}/out`,