diff --git a/src/schemas/json/babelrc.json b/src/schemas/json/babelrc.json
index 4d3cf8b7f69..ada5283cb72 100644
--- a/src/schemas/json/babelrc.json
+++ b/src/schemas/json/babelrc.json
@@ -104,7 +104,11 @@
 			"description": "List of presets (a set of plugins) to load and use",
 			"type": "array",
 			"items": {
-				"type": "string"
+				"type": ["string", "array"],
+				"items": {
+					"description": "the preset name in .[0] and the options object in .[1]",
+					"type": ["string", "object"]
+				}
 			}
 		},
 		"retainLines": {