diff --git a/packages/angular/src/generators/add-linting/add-linting.ts b/packages/angular/src/generators/add-linting/add-linting.ts
index 697155cdc5729..8fe088b4e99f4 100755
--- a/packages/angular/src/generators/add-linting/add-linting.ts
+++ b/packages/angular/src/generators/add-linting/add-linting.ts
@@ -1,24 +1,24 @@
 import {
   formatFiles,
-  GeneratorCallback,
   joinPathFragments,
-  readProjectConfiguration,
   runTasksInSerial,
-  Tree,
+  type GeneratorCallback,
+  type Tree,
 } from '@nx/devkit';
+import { camelize, dasherize } from '@nx/devkit/src/utils/string-utils';
 import { Linter, lintProjectGenerator } from '@nx/eslint';
-import { addAngularEsLintDependencies } from './lib/add-angular-eslint-dependencies';
-import type { AddLintingGeneratorSchema } from './schema';
+import {
+  javaScriptOverride,
+  typeScriptOverride,
+} from '@nx/eslint/src/generators/init/global-eslint-config';
 import {
   findEslintFile,
   isEslintConfigSupported,
   replaceOverridesInLintConfig,
 } from '@nx/eslint/src/generators/utils/eslint-file';
-import { camelize, dasherize } from '@nx/devkit/src/utils/string-utils';
-import {
-  javaScriptOverride,
-  typeScriptOverride,
-} from '@nx/eslint/src/generators/init/global-eslint-config';
+import { addAngularEsLintDependencies } from './lib/add-angular-eslint-dependencies';
+import { isBuildableLibraryProject } from './lib/buildable-project';
+import type { AddLintingGeneratorSchema } from './schema';
 
 export async function addLintingGenerator(
   tree: Tree,
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ export async function addLintingGenerator(
   }
 
   if (!options.skipPackageJson) {
-    const installTask = addAngularEsLintDependencies(tree);
+    const installTask = addAngularEsLintDependencies(tree, options.projectName);
     tasks.push(installTask);
   }
 
@@ -117,13 +117,4 @@ export async function addLintingGenerator(
   return runTasksInSerial(...tasks);
 }
 
-function isBuildableLibraryProject(tree: Tree, projectName: string): boolean {
-  const projectConfig = readProjectConfiguration(tree, projectName);
-  return (
-    projectConfig.projectType === 'library' &&
-    projectConfig.targets?.build &&
-    !!projectConfig.targets.build
-  );
-}
-
 export default addLintingGenerator;
diff --git a/packages/angular/src/generators/add-linting/lib/add-angular-eslint-dependencies.ts b/packages/angular/src/generators/add-linting/lib/add-angular-eslint-dependencies.ts
index db305e1bce82c..08a4d46c413d5 100644
--- a/packages/angular/src/generators/add-linting/lib/add-angular-eslint-dependencies.ts
+++ b/packages/angular/src/generators/add-linting/lib/add-angular-eslint-dependencies.ts
@@ -1,19 +1,27 @@
-import type { GeneratorCallback, Tree } from '@nx/devkit';
-import { addDependenciesToPackageJson } from '@nx/devkit';
+import {
+  addDependenciesToPackageJson,
+  type GeneratorCallback,
+  type Tree,
+} from '@nx/devkit';
 import { versions } from '../../utils/version-utils';
+import { isBuildableLibraryProject } from './buildable-project';
 
-export function addAngularEsLintDependencies(tree: Tree): GeneratorCallback {
+export function addAngularEsLintDependencies(
+  tree: Tree,
+  projectName: string
+): GeneratorCallback {
   const angularEslintVersionToInstall = versions(tree).angularEslintVersion;
-  const jsoncEslintParserVersionToInstall =
-    versions(tree).jsoncEslintParserVersion;
-  return addDependenciesToPackageJson(
-    tree,
-    {},
-    {
-      '@angular-eslint/eslint-plugin': angularEslintVersionToInstall,
-      '@angular-eslint/eslint-plugin-template': angularEslintVersionToInstall,
-      '@angular-eslint/template-parser': angularEslintVersionToInstall,
-      'jsonc-eslint-parser': jsoncEslintParserVersionToInstall,
-    }
-  );
+  const devDependencies = {
+    '@angular-eslint/eslint-plugin': angularEslintVersionToInstall,
+    '@angular-eslint/eslint-plugin-template': angularEslintVersionToInstall,
+    '@angular-eslint/template-parser': angularEslintVersionToInstall,
+  };
+
+  if (isBuildableLibraryProject(tree, projectName)) {
+    const jsoncEslintParserVersionToInstall =
+      versions(tree).jsoncEslintParserVersion;
+    devDependencies['jsonc-eslint-parser'] = jsoncEslintParserVersionToInstall;
+  }
+
+  return addDependenciesToPackageJson(tree, {}, devDependencies);
 }
diff --git a/packages/angular/src/generators/add-linting/lib/buildable-project.ts b/packages/angular/src/generators/add-linting/lib/buildable-project.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..271986324e6e4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/angular/src/generators/add-linting/lib/buildable-project.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+import { readProjectConfiguration, type Tree } from '@nx/devkit';
+
+export function isBuildableLibraryProject(
+  tree: Tree,
+  projectName: string
+): boolean {
+  const projectConfig = readProjectConfiguration(tree, projectName);
+
+  return (
+    projectConfig.projectType === 'library' && !!projectConfig.targets?.build
+  );
+}