diff --git a/_extension/src/commands.ts b/_extension/src/commands.ts
index ef44a12b76..d60192ff8e 100644
--- a/_extension/src/commands.ts
+++ b/_extension/src/commands.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import * as vscode from "vscode";
 import { Client } from "./client";
+import { restartExtHostOnChangeIfNeeded } from "./util";
 
 export function registerEnablementCommands(context: vscode.ExtensionContext): void {
     context.subscriptions.push(vscode.commands.registerCommand("typescript.native-preview.enable", () => {
@@ -50,7 +51,7 @@ async function updateUseTsgoSetting(enable: boolean): Promise<void> {
     }
     // Update the setting and restart the extension host (needed to change the state of the built-in TS extension)
     await tsConfig.update("experimental.useTsgo", enable, target);
-    await vscode.commands.executeCommand("workbench.action.restartExtensionHost");
+    await restartExtHostOnChangeIfNeeded();
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/_extension/src/extension.ts b/_extension/src/extension.ts
index 7830134623..d1fe6036eb 100644
--- a/_extension/src/extension.ts
+++ b/_extension/src/extension.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import {
     registerLanguageCommands,
 } from "./commands";
 import { setupStatusBar } from "./statusBar";
+import { needsExtHostRestartOnChange } from "./util";
 import { setupVersionStatusItem } from "./versionStatusItem";
 
 export async function activate(context: vscode.ExtensionContext) {
@@ -15,14 +16,11 @@ export async function activate(context: vscode.ExtensionContext) {
     const traceOutput = vscode.window.createOutputChannel("typescript-native-preview (LSP)");
     context.subscriptions.push(output, traceOutput);
 
-    const majorVersion = parseInt(vscode.version.split(".")[0]);
-    const minorVersion = parseInt(vscode.version.split(".")[1]);
-    const needsExtHostRestartOnChange = majorVersion <= 1 && minorVersion < 105;
     let disposeLanguageFeatures: vscode.Disposable | undefined;
 
     context.subscriptions.push(vscode.workspace.onDidChangeConfiguration(async event => {
         if (event.affectsConfiguration("typescript.experimental.useTsgo")) {
-            if (needsExtHostRestartOnChange) {
+            if (needsExtHostRestartOnChange()) {
                 // Delay because the command to change the config setting will restart
                 // the extension host, so no need to show a message
                 setTimeout(async () => {
diff --git a/_extension/src/util.ts b/_extension/src/util.ts
index b3be8beaf6..e5397d9b1c 100644
--- a/_extension/src/util.ts
+++ b/_extension/src/util.ts
@@ -89,3 +89,15 @@ export function getLanguageForUri(uri: vscode.Uri): string | undefined {
             return undefined;
     }
 }
+
+export function needsExtHostRestartOnChange() {
+    const majorVersion = parseInt(vscode.version.split(".")[0]);
+    const minorVersion = parseInt(vscode.version.split(".")[1]);
+    return majorVersion <= 1 && minorVersion < 105;
+}
+
+export async function restartExtHostOnChangeIfNeeded(): Promise<void> {
+    if (needsExtHostRestartOnChange()) {
+        await vscode.commands.executeCommand("workbench.action.restartExtensionHost");
+    }
+}