diff --git a/rules/prefer-top-level-await.js b/rules/prefer-top-level-await.js
index add6c1edb8..9710d1d2fb 100644
--- a/rules/prefer-top-level-await.js
+++ b/rules/prefer-top-level-await.js
@@ -59,6 +59,10 @@ const isAwaitArgument = node => {
 
 /** @param {import('eslint').Rule.RuleContext} context */
 function create(context) {
+	if (context.getFilename().toLowerCase().endsWith('.cjs')) {
+		return;
+	}
+
 	const sourceCode = context.getSourceCode();
 
 	return {
diff --git a/test/prefer-top-level-await.mjs b/test/prefer-top-level-await.mjs
index b4bdd083d7..41b7e6ae71 100644
--- a/test/prefer-top-level-await.mjs
+++ b/test/prefer-top-level-await.mjs
@@ -71,6 +71,10 @@ test.snapshot({
 				}
 			}
 		`,
+		{
+			code: 'foo.then(bar)',
+			filename: 'foo.cjS',
+		},
 	],
 	invalid: [
 		'foo.then(bar)',