diff --git a/.eslintrc b/.eslintrc
index 262717980f3a48..fdfdaf0833045d 100644
--- a/.eslintrc
+++ b/.eslintrc
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@ env:
   node: true
   es6: true
 
+parserOptions:
+  ecmaVersion: 2016
+
 rules:
   # Possible Errors
   # http://eslint.org/docs/rules/#possible-errors