diff --git a/packages/eslint-config-airbnb/test/.eslintrc b/packages/eslint-config-airbnb/test/.eslintrc
index 7f79874e..eafcdbff 100644
--- a/packages/eslint-config-airbnb/test/.eslintrc
+++ b/packages/eslint-config-airbnb/test/.eslintrc
@@ -3,7 +3,11 @@
     // disabled because I find it tedious to write tests while following this
     // rule
     "no-shadow": 0,
+
     // tests uses `t` for tape
-    "id-length": [2, {"min": 2, "properties": "never", "exceptions": ["t"]}]
+    "id-length": [2, {"min": 2, "properties": "never", "exceptions": ["t"]}],
+
+    // tests can import things in devDependencies
+    "import/no-extraneous-dependencies": [2, {"devDependencies": true}]
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/eslint-config-airbnb/test/test-react-order.js b/packages/eslint-config-airbnb/test/test-react-order.js
index e3e4cfbd..016fef9d 100644
--- a/packages/eslint-config-airbnb/test/test-react-order.js
+++ b/packages/eslint-config-airbnb/test/test-react-order.js
@@ -8,8 +8,13 @@ const cli = new CLIEngine({
   useEslintrc: false,
   baseConfig: eslintrc,
 
-  // This rule fails when executing on text.
-  rules: { indent: 0 },
+  rules: {
+    // This rule fails when executing on text.
+    indent: 0,
+
+    // It is okay to import devDependencies in tests.
+    'import/no-extraneous-dependencies': [2, { devDependencies: true }],
+  },
 });
 
 function lint(text) {