diff --git a/packages/eslint-config-airbnb-base/rules/style.js b/packages/eslint-config-airbnb-base/rules/style.js
index c3f0442f..1d169826 100644
--- a/packages/eslint-config-airbnb-base/rules/style.js
+++ b/packages/eslint-config-airbnb-base/rules/style.js
@@ -136,8 +136,7 @@ module.exports = {
 
     // disallow use of bitwise operators
     // http://eslint.org/docs/rules/no-bitwise
-    // TODO: enable
-    'no-bitwise': 'off',
+    'no-bitwise': 'error',
 
     // disallow use of the continue statement
     // http://eslint.org/docs/rules/no-continue