diff --git a/common/changes/@rushstack/heft-lint-plugin/eslint-bulk-overhaul_2024-12-19-00-26.json b/common/changes/@rushstack/heft-lint-plugin/eslint-bulk-overhaul_2024-12-19-00-26.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..fe161e22498
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/changes/@rushstack/heft-lint-plugin/eslint-bulk-overhaul_2024-12-19-00-26.json
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+{
+  "changes": [
+    {
+      "packageName": "@rushstack/heft-lint-plugin",
+      "comment": "Speed up heft-lint-plugin by telling eslint-bulk-suppressions exactly where to find the config file.",
+      "type": "patch"
+    }
+  ],
+  "packageName": "@rushstack/heft-lint-plugin"
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/heft-plugins/heft-lint-plugin/src/Eslint.ts b/heft-plugins/heft-lint-plugin/src/Eslint.ts
index b5027f2b171..1591a37d8d5 100644
--- a/heft-plugins/heft-lint-plugin/src/Eslint.ts
+++ b/heft-plugins/heft-lint-plugin/src/Eslint.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 // See LICENSE in the project root for license information.
 
 import * as crypto from 'crypto';
+import * as path from 'path';
 import * as semver from 'semver';
 import type * as TTypescript from 'typescript';
 import type * as TEslint from 'eslint';
@@ -100,6 +101,7 @@ export class Eslint extends LinterBase<TEslint.ESLint.LintResult> {
       };
     }
 
+    process.env.ESLINT_BULK_ESLINTRC_FOLDER_PATH = path.dirname(linterConfigFilePath);
     this._linter = new eslintPackage.ESLint({
       cwd: buildFolderPath,
       overrideConfigFile: linterConfigFilePath,