diff --git a/build/gulpfile.reh.js b/build/gulpfile.reh.js
index f21acee9784..401ddb001d8 100644
--- a/build/gulpfile.reh.js
+++ b/build/gulpfile.reh.js
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ function packageTask(type, platform, arch, sourceFolderName, destinationFolderNa
 		const productJsonStream = gulp.src(['product.json'], { base: '.' })
 			.pipe(json({ commit, date }));
 
-		const license = gulp.src(['remote/LICENSE'], { base: 'remote' });
+		const license = gulp.src(['remote/LICENSE'], { base: 'remote', allowEmpty: true });
 
 		const jsFilter = util.filter(data => !data.isDirectory() && /\.js$/.test(data.path));
 
diff --git a/build/gulpfile.vscode.web.js b/build/gulpfile.vscode.web.js
index 2775330ccd8..bf45fc26cd2 100644
--- a/build/gulpfile.vscode.web.js
+++ b/build/gulpfile.vscode.web.js
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ function packageTask(sourceFolderName, destinationFolderName) {
 		const packageJsonStream = gulp.src(['remote/web/package.json'], { base: 'remote/web' })
 			.pipe(json({ name, version }));
 
-		const license = gulp.src(['remote/LICENSE'], { base: 'remote' });
+		const license = gulp.src(['remote/LICENSE'], { base: 'remote', allowEmpty: true });
 
 		const productionDependencies = getProductionDependencies(WEB_FOLDER);
 		const dependenciesSrc = _.flatten(productionDependencies.map(d => path.relative(REPO_ROOT, d.path)).map(d => [`${d}/**`, `!${d}/**/{test,tests}/**`, `!${d}/.bin/**`]));