diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/api/common/extHostConfiguration.ts b/src/vs/workbench/api/common/extHostConfiguration.ts
index a8320d19b0e..b4aad76159e 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/api/common/extHostConfiguration.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/api/common/extHostConfiguration.ts
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ export class ExtHostConfigProvider {
 		const scope = OVERRIDE_PROPERTY_PATTERN.test(key) ? ConfigurationScope.RESOURCE : this._configurationScopes.get(key);
 		const extensionIdText = extensionId ? `[${extensionId.value}] ` : '';
 		if (ConfigurationScope.RESOURCE === scope) {
-			if (overrides?.resource) {
+			if (typeof overrides?.resource === 'undefined') {
 				this._logService.warn(`${extensionIdText}Accessing a resource scoped configuration without providing a resource is not expected. To get the effective value for '${key}', provide the URI of a resource or 'null' for any resource.`);
 			}
 			return;