diff --git a/packages/eslint-config-airbnb-base/package.json b/packages/eslint-config-airbnb-base/package.json
index 91bcb47195..4ec1497674 100644
--- a/packages/eslint-config-airbnb-base/package.json
+++ b/packages/eslint-config-airbnb-base/package.json
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@
     "node": ">= 4"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "eslint-restricted-globals": "^0.1.1",
+    "confusing-browser-globals": "^1.0.5",
     "object.assign": "^4.1.0",
     "object.entries": "^1.0.4"
   }
diff --git a/packages/eslint-config-airbnb-base/rules/variables.js b/packages/eslint-config-airbnb-base/rules/variables.js
index aeab992320..701340ab56 100644
--- a/packages/eslint-config-airbnb-base/rules/variables.js
+++ b/packages/eslint-config-airbnb-base/rules/variables.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-const restrictedGlobals = require('eslint-restricted-globals');
+const confusingBrowserGlobals = require('confusing-browser-globals');
 
 module.exports = {
   rules: {
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ module.exports = {
     'no-label-var': 'error',
 
     // disallow specific globals
-    'no-restricted-globals': ['error', 'isFinite', 'isNaN'].concat(restrictedGlobals),
+    'no-restricted-globals': ['error', 'isFinite', 'isNaN'].concat(confusingBrowserGlobals),
 
     // disallow declaration of variables already declared in the outer scope
     'no-shadow': 'error',