diff --git a/src/package.json b/src/package.json
index df40fe3586..4e8411103d 100644
--- a/src/package.json
+++ b/src/package.json
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@
 		"vsix": "mkdirp ../bin && vsce package --no-dependencies --out ../bin",
 		"publish:marketplace": "vsce publish --no-dependencies && ovsx publish --no-dependencies",
 		"watch:bundle": "pnpm bundle --watch",
-		"watch:tsc": "tsc --noEmit --watch --project tsconfig.json",
+		"watch:tsc": "cd .. && tsc --noEmit --watch --project src/tsconfig.json",
 		"clean": "rimraf README.md CHANGELOG.md LICENSE dist mock .turbo"
 	},
 	"dependencies": {
diff --git a/src/tsconfig.json b/src/tsconfig.json
index 93ddb78b7a..6b7158c4ab 100644
--- a/src/tsconfig.json
+++ b/src/tsconfig.json
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
 		"noImplicitReturns": true,
 		"noUnusedLocals": false,
 		"resolveJsonModule": true,
-		"rootDir": ".",
 		"skipLibCheck": true,
 		"sourceMap": true,
 		"strict": true,