diff --git a/.eslintrc.js b/.eslintrc.js
index b84ca0f93ff..1be390543e6 100644
--- a/.eslintrc.js
+++ b/.eslintrc.js
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 module.exports = {
+	root: true,
 	extends: [ 'plugin:@woocommerce/eslint-plugin/recommended' ],
 };
diff --git a/plugins/woocommerce/.eslintrc.js b/plugins/woocommerce/.eslintrc.js
index 8425ef80087..03f9124652e 100644
--- a/plugins/woocommerce/.eslintrc.js
+++ b/plugins/woocommerce/.eslintrc.js
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 /** @format */
 
 module.exports = {
-	root: true,
 	env: {
 		browser: true,
 		es6: true,