diff --git a/packages/eslint-config-airbnb-base/rules/best-practices.js b/packages/eslint-config-airbnb-base/rules/best-practices.js
index 3fd0ff10..978cafc6 100644
--- a/packages/eslint-config-airbnb-base/rules/best-practices.js
+++ b/packages/eslint-config-airbnb-base/rules/best-practices.js
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ module.exports = {
 
     // enforces return statements in callbacks of array's methods
     // https://eslint.org/docs/rules/array-callback-return
-    'array-callback-return': 'error',
+    'array-callback-return': ['error', { allowImplicit: true }],
 
     // treat var statements as if they were block scoped
     'block-scoped-var': 'error',