diff --git a/apps/oxlint/src/run.rs b/apps/oxlint/src/run.rs
index abd0ed6928f47..10a621f048777 100644
--- a/apps/oxlint/src/run.rs
+++ b/apps/oxlint/src/run.rs
@@ -181,6 +181,10 @@ async fn lint_impl(
 
     // If --lsp flag is set, run the language server
     if command.lsp {
+        // Disable JS plugins support except in tests.
+        // TODO: Remove this line once we have solidified the implementation and thoroughly tested it.
+        let external_linter = if cfg!(feature = "testing") { external_linter } else { None };
+
         crate::lsp::run_lsp(external_linter).await;
         return CliRunResult::LintSucceeded;
     }