diff --git a/eslint/format_eslintrc.js b/eslint/format_eslintrc.js
index 6309d33e3..6dbd8ae13 100644
--- a/eslint/format_eslintrc.js
+++ b/eslint/format_eslintrc.js
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ module.exports = {
 
     // disallow multiple empty lines, only one newline at the end, and no new lines at the beginning
     // https://eslint.org/docs/rules/no-multiple-empty-lines
-    'no-multiple-empty-lines': [ 'error', { max: 1, maxBOF: 0, maxEOF: 0 } ],
+    'no-multiple-empty-lines': [ 'error', { max: 2, maxBOF: 0, maxEOF: 1 } ],
 
     // disallow negated conditions
     // https://eslint.org/docs/rules/no-negated-condition