diff --git a/src/vs/platform/terminal/node/terminalProfiles.ts b/src/vs/platform/terminal/node/terminalProfiles.ts
index 0307c48a59d..ea98eb66fb0 100644
--- a/src/vs/platform/terminal/node/terminalProfiles.ts
+++ b/src/vs/platform/terminal/node/terminalProfiles.ts
@@ -359,8 +359,7 @@ async function getWslProfiles(wslPath: string, defaultProfileName: string | unde
 	if (!distroOutput) {
 		return [];
 	}
-	const regex = new RegExp(/[\r?\n]/);
-	const distroNames = distroOutput.split(regex).filter(t => t.trim().length > 0 && t !== '');
+	const distroNames = distroOutput.split(/\r?\n/).filter(t => t.trim().length > 0);
 	for (const distroName of distroNames) {
 		// Skip empty lines
 		if (distroName === '') {