diff --git a/packages/node/src/generators/application/application.ts b/packages/node/src/generators/application/application.ts
index 021506a9205b0..9e96080458100 100644
--- a/packages/node/src/generators/application/application.ts
+++ b/packages/node/src/generators/application/application.ts
@@ -267,6 +267,7 @@ export async function addLintingToApplication(
     unitTestRunner: options.unitTestRunner,
     skipFormat: true,
     setParserOptionsProject: options.setParserOptionsProject,
+    rootProject: options.rootProject,
   });
 
   return lintTask;