diff --git a/.eslintrc.js b/.eslintrc.js
index 0b4c170813d0a7..23ddc3c95cd39d 100644
--- a/.eslintrc.js
+++ b/.eslintrc.js
@@ -17,7 +17,10 @@ Module._findPath = (request, paths, isMain) => {
   if (!r && hacks.includes(request)) {
     try {
       return require.resolve(`./tools/node_modules/${request}`);
-    } catch {
+    // Keep the variable in place to ensure that ESLint started by older Node.js
+    // versions work as expected.
+    // eslint-disable-next-line no-unused-vars
+    } catch (e) {
       return require.resolve(
         `./tools/node_modules/eslint/node_modules/${request}`);
     }