diff --git a/packages/eslint-config-airbnb/package.json b/packages/eslint-config-airbnb/package.json
index 53079d4a..fd25457d 100644
--- a/packages/eslint-config-airbnb/package.json
+++ b/packages/eslint-config-airbnb/package.json
@@ -11,9 +11,10 @@
     "prepublish": "(in-install || eslint-find-rules --unused) && (not-in-publish || npm test) && safe-publish-latest",
     "pretest": "npm run --silent lint",
     "test": "npm run --silent tests-only",
-    "pretravis": "cd ../eslint-config-airbnb-base && npm install && npm link && cd - && npm link --no-save eslint-config-airbnb-base",
+    "link:eslint": "cd node_modules/eslint && npm link && cd -",
+    "pretravis": "npm run link:eslint && cd ../eslint-config-airbnb-base && npm link eslint && npm install && npm link && cd - && npm link --no-save eslint-config-airbnb-base",
     "travis": "npm run --silent test",
-    "posttravis": "npm unlink --no-save eslint-config-airbnb-base >/dev/null &"
+    "posttravis": "npm unlink --no-save eslint-config-airbnb-base eslint >/dev/null &"
   },
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",