diff --git a/.eslintrc.json b/.eslintrc.json
index af1b97849b6..6920cc47121 100644
--- a/.eslintrc.json
+++ b/.eslintrc.json
@@ -231,10 +231,13 @@
         "*.json5"
       ],
       "extends": [
-        "plugin:jsonc/recommended-with-jsonc"
+        "plugin:jsonc/recommended-with-json5"
       ],
       "rules": {
-        "no-irregular-whitespace": "error",
+        // The ESLint core no-irregular-whitespace rule doesn't work well in JSON
+        // See: https://ota-meshi.github.io/eslint-plugin-jsonc/rules/no-irregular-whitespace.html
+        "no-irregular-whitespace": "off",
+        "jsonc/no-irregular-whitespace": "error",
         "no-trailing-spaces": "error",
         "jsonc/comma-dangle": [
           "error",