diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/preferences/browser/settingsTree.ts b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/preferences/browser/settingsTree.ts
index 68d8568c110..57649e4848a 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/preferences/browser/settingsTree.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/preferences/browser/settingsTree.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 import { BrowserFeatures } from 'vs/base/browser/canIUse';
 import * as DOM from 'vs/base/browser/dom';
 import { IMouseEvent } from 'vs/base/browser/mouseEvent';
-import { alert as ariaAlert } from 'vs/base/browser/ui/aria/aria';
+import * as aria from 'vs/base/browser/ui/aria/aria';
 import { Button } from 'vs/base/browser/ui/button/button';
 import { Toggle, unthemedToggleStyles } from 'vs/base/browser/ui/toggle/toggle';
 import { IInputOptions, InputBox } from 'vs/base/browser/ui/inputbox/inputBox';
@@ -2074,7 +2074,7 @@ function renderValidations(dataElement: SettingsTreeSettingElement, template: IS
 			template.validationErrorMessageElement.innerText = errMsg;
 			const validationError = localize('validationError', "Validation Error.");
 			template.inputBox.inputElement.parentElement!.setAttribute('aria-label', [validationError, errMsg].join(' '));
-			if (!calledOnStartup) { ariaAlert(validationError + ' ' + errMsg); }
+			if (!calledOnStartup) { aria.status(validationError + ' ' + errMsg); }
 			return true;
 		} else {
 			template.inputBox.inputElement.parentElement!.removeAttribute('aria-label');
@@ -2101,7 +2101,7 @@ function renderArrayValidations(
 			template.validationErrorMessageElement.innerText = errMsg;
 			const validationError = localize('validationError', "Validation Error.");
 			template.containerElement.setAttribute('aria-label', [dataElement.setting.key, validationError, errMsg].join(' '));
-			if (!calledOnStartup) { ariaAlert(validationError + ' ' + errMsg); }
+			if (!calledOnStartup) { aria.status(validationError + ' ' + errMsg); }
 			return true;
 		} else {
 			template.containerElement.setAttribute('aria-label', dataElement.setting.key);