diff --git a/.jshintrc b/.jshintrc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..368bcf310
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.jshintrc
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+{"esversion": 6, "esnext": false}
diff --git a/gulpfile.babel.js b/gulpfile.babel.js
index 9ecc9c15d..872630dfb 100644
--- a/gulpfile.babel.js
+++ b/gulpfile.babel.js
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ gulp.task('lint:sass', () => gulp
 
 gulp.task('lint:js', () => gulp
   .src(paths.src + 'javascripts/**/*.js')
-    .pipe(plugins.jshint({'esversion': 6, 'esnext': false}))
+    .pipe(plugins.jshint())
     .pipe(plugins.jshint.reporter(stylish))
     .pipe(plugins.jshint.reporter('fail'))
 );