diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/terminal/common/terminalConfiguration.ts b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/terminal/common/terminalConfiguration.ts
index c305c68061b..30678944711 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/terminal/common/terminalConfiguration.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/terminal/common/terminalConfiguration.ts
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ export const terminalConfiguration: IConfigurationNode = {
 						],
 					args: []
 				},
-				'Windows Powershell': {
+				'Windows PowerShell': {
 					comment: 'note that this will not be included in the quickSelect drop down if another version of powershell is installed',
 					path:
 						[
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/terminal/node/terminalProfiles.ts b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/terminal/node/terminalProfiles.ts
index 93e7a0e5b80..b8226f79f46 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/terminal/node/terminalProfiles.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/terminal/node/terminalProfiles.ts
@@ -82,12 +82,6 @@ async function detectAvailableWindowsProfiles(quickLaunchOnly: boolean, logServi
 	if (!quickLaunchOnly) {
 		return detectedProfiles;
 	}
-
-	// only show the windows powershell profile if no other powershell profile exists
-	if (detectedProfiles.find(p => p.profileName === 'PowerShell')) {
-		detectedProfiles = detectedProfiles.filter(p => p.profileName !== 'Windows PowerShell');
-	}
-
 	let validProfiles: ITerminalProfile[] = [];
 
 	if (detectedProfiles && configProfiles) {
@@ -151,6 +145,11 @@ async function detectAvailableWindowsProfiles(quickLaunchOnly: boolean, logServi
 	} else {
 		logService?.trace(`No detected profiles ${JSON.stringify(detectedProfiles)} or ${JSON.stringify(configProfiles)}`);
 	}
+
+	// only show the windows powershell profile if no other powershell profile exists
+	if (validProfiles.find(p => p.path.endsWith('pwsh.exe'))) {
+		validProfiles = validProfiles.filter(p => p.profileName !== 'Windows PowerShell');
+	}
 	return validProfiles;
 }