diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/terminal/browser/terminalInstance.ts b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/terminal/browser/terminalInstance.ts
index 45ae6570e40..bfe7b811a47 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/terminal/browser/terminalInstance.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/terminal/browser/terminalInstance.ts
@@ -1174,7 +1174,7 @@ export class TerminalInstance extends Disposable implements ITerminalInstance {
 
 	protected _createProcessManager(): TerminalProcessManager {
 		const processManager = this._instantiationService.createInstance(TerminalProcessManager, this._instanceId, this._configHelper);
-		this.capabilities.addCapabilityStore(this._processManager.capabilities);
+		this.capabilities.addCapabilityStore(processManager.capabilities);
 		processManager.onProcessReady(async (e) => {
 			this._onProcessIdReady.fire(this);
 			this._initialCwd = await this.getInitialCwd();