diff --git a/packages/eslint-config-airbnb-base/rules/imports.js b/packages/eslint-config-airbnb-base/rules/imports.js
index a8f4269cbd..3580beae0b 100644
--- a/packages/eslint-config-airbnb-base/rules/imports.js
+++ b/packages/eslint-config-airbnb-base/rules/imports.js
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ module.exports = {
     // Forbid the use of extraneous packages
     // https://github.com/benmosher/eslint-plugin-import/blob/master/docs/rules/no-extraneous-dependencies.md
     'import/no-extraneous-dependencies': ['error', {
-      devDependencies: false,
+      devDependencies: ['**/test.js', '**/spec.js', '**/*.test.js', '**/*.spec.js'],
       optionalDependencies: false,
     }],