diff --git a/packages/eslint-config-airbnb-base/rules/imports.js b/packages/eslint-config-airbnb-base/rules/imports.js
index 91d82df1cb..bbec3f3a6e 100644
--- a/packages/eslint-config-airbnb-base/rules/imports.js
+++ b/packages/eslint-config-airbnb-base/rules/imports.js
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ module.exports = {
     sourceType: 'module'
   },
   plugins: [
-    'import'
-  ],
+    'eslint-plugin-import'
+  ].map(require.resolve),
 
   settings: {
     'import/resolver': {
diff --git a/packages/eslint-config-airbnb/rules/react-a11y.js b/packages/eslint-config-airbnb/rules/react-a11y.js
index f53b3d22f6..3c7dd2fbbd 100644
--- a/packages/eslint-config-airbnb/rules/react-a11y.js
+++ b/packages/eslint-config-airbnb/rules/react-a11y.js
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 module.exports = {
   plugins: [
-    'jsx-a11y',
-    'react'
-  ],
+    'eslint-plugin-jsx-a11y',
+    'eslint-plugin-react'
+  ].map(require.resolve),
 
   parserOptions: {
     ecmaFeatures: {
diff --git a/packages/eslint-config-airbnb/rules/react.js b/packages/eslint-config-airbnb/rules/react.js
index 62675c1cf0..a3e7698c92 100644
--- a/packages/eslint-config-airbnb/rules/react.js
+++ b/packages/eslint-config-airbnb/rules/react.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 module.exports = {
   plugins: [
-    'react',
-  ],
+    'eslint-plugin-react',
+  ].map(require.resolve),
 
   parserOptions: {
     ecmaFeatures: {