diff --git a/packages/eslint-config-airbnb-base/index.js b/packages/eslint-config-airbnb-base/index.js
index c89431a0..cc136737 100644
--- a/packages/eslint-config-airbnb-base/index.js
+++ b/packages/eslint-config-airbnb-base/index.js
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ module.exports = {
     './rules/imports',
   ].map(require.resolve),
   parserOptions: {
-    ecmaVersion: 7,
+    ecmaVersion: 2016,
     sourceType: 'module',
   },
   rules: {