diff --git a/packages/stylelint-config-wordpress/.eslintrc.json b/packages/stylelint-config-wordpress/.eslintrc.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..956103d855a21d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/stylelint-config-wordpress/.eslintrc.json
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+{
+  "env": {
+    "jest": true,
+    "node": true
+  },
+  "extends": [
+    "plugin:wordpress/recommended",
+    "plugin:jest/recommended"
+  ],
+  "parserOptions": {
+    "sourceType": "module"
+  },
+  "plugins": [
+    "jest"
+  ]
+}
diff --git a/packages/stylelint-config-wordpress/package.json b/packages/stylelint-config-wordpress/package.json
index 02381332d85ec4..2153d8af698926 100644
--- a/packages/stylelint-config-wordpress/package.json
+++ b/packages/stylelint-config-wordpress/package.json
@@ -60,21 +60,6 @@
     "test": "jest",
     "watch": "jest --watch"
   },
-  "eslintConfig": {
-    "parserOptions": {
-      "ecmaVersion": 8
-    },
-    "plugins": [
-      "jest"
-    ],
-    "extends": [
-      "plugin:wordpress/recommended",
-      "plugin:jest/recommended"
-    ],
-    "env": {
-      "jest": true
-    }
-  },
   "jest": {
     "testEnvironment": "node",
     "verbose": true