diff --git a/extensions/emmet/src/util.ts b/extensions/emmet/src/util.ts
index 2acca80d142..41b568cdabc 100644
--- a/extensions/emmet/src/util.ts
+++ b/extensions/emmet/src/util.ts
@@ -31,6 +31,11 @@ export function resolveUpdateExtensionsPath() {
 	}
 	if (_currentExtensionsPath !== extensionsPath) {
 		_currentExtensionsPath = extensionsPath;
+		if (_currentExtensionsPath && !path.isAbsolute(_currentExtensionsPath)) {
+			vscode.window.showErrorMessage('The path provided in emmet.extensionsPath setting should be absoulte path');
+			_emmetHelper.updateExtensionsPath();
+			return;
+		}
 		_emmetHelper.updateExtensionsPath(_currentExtensionsPath).then(null, (err: string) => vscode.window.showErrorMessage(err));
 	}
 }