diff --git a/packages/eslint-config-airbnb-base/rules/best-practices.js b/packages/eslint-config-airbnb-base/rules/best-practices.js
index 4543fe9e..a999a1c1 100644
--- a/packages/eslint-config-airbnb-base/rules/best-practices.js
+++ b/packages/eslint-config-airbnb-base/rules/best-practices.js
@@ -20,7 +20,8 @@ module.exports = {
     // enforces consistent newlines before or after dots
     'dot-location': 0,
     // require the use of === and !==
-    'eqeqeq': 2,
+    // http://eslint.org/docs/rules/eqeqeq
+    'eqeqeq': [2, 'allow-null'],
     // make sure for-in loops have an if statement
     'guard-for-in': 2,
     // Blacklist certain identifiers to prevent them being used