diff --git a/test/common/README.md b/test/common/README.md
index f0bbe7d13dc1ee..18f0e4915b19d2 100644
--- a/test/common/README.md
+++ b/test/common/README.md
@@ -353,6 +353,11 @@ Path to the 'root' directory. either `/` or `c:\\` (windows)
 
 Logs '1..0 # Skipped: ' + `msg` and exits with exit code `0`.
 
+### skipIfEslintMissing()
+
+Skip the rest of the tests in the current file when `ESLint` is not available
+at `tools/node_modules/eslint`
+
 ### skipIfInspectorDisabled()
 
 Skip the rest of the tests in the current file when the Inspector
diff --git a/test/common/index.js b/test/common/index.js
index 4c2c548830fc4b..a38b9852086f2f 100644
--- a/test/common/index.js
+++ b/test/common/index.js
@@ -494,6 +494,14 @@ exports.fileExists = function(pathname) {
   }
 };
 
+exports.skipIfEslintMissing = function() {
+  if (!exports.fileExists(
+    path.join('..', '..', 'tools', 'node_modules', 'eslint')
+  )) {
+    exports.skip('missing ESLint');
+  }
+};
+
 exports.canCreateSymLink = function() {
   // On Windows, creating symlinks requires admin privileges.
   // We'll only try to run symlink test if we have enough privileges.
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-eslint-crypto-check.js b/test/parallel/test-eslint-crypto-check.js
index 325fb7a057c98b..f7549f171d6afd 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-eslint-crypto-check.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-eslint-crypto-check.js
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 'use strict';
 
-require('../common');
+const common = require('../common');
+
+common.skipIfEslintMissing();
 
 const RuleTester = require('../../tools/node_modules/eslint').RuleTester;
 const rule = require('../../tools/eslint-rules/crypto-check');
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-eslint-lowercase-name-for-primitive.js b/test/parallel/test-eslint-lowercase-name-for-primitive.js
index 3449095d6639f9..929ff03c656cd6 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-eslint-lowercase-name-for-primitive.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-eslint-lowercase-name-for-primitive.js
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 'use strict';
 
-require('../common');
+const common = require('../common');
+
+common.skipIfEslintMissing();
 
 const RuleTester = require('../../tools/node_modules/eslint').RuleTester;
 const rule = require('../../tools/eslint-rules/lowercase-name-for-primitive');
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-eslint-no-let-in-for-declaration.js b/test/parallel/test-eslint-no-let-in-for-declaration.js
index ea5b681854621c..ed8f306eea8ad5 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-eslint-no-let-in-for-declaration.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-eslint-no-let-in-for-declaration.js
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 'use strict';
 
-require('../common');
+const common = require('../common');
+
+common.skipIfEslintMissing();
 
 const RuleTester = require('../../tools/node_modules/eslint').RuleTester;
 const rule = require('../../tools/eslint-rules/no-let-in-for-declaration');
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-eslint-no-unescaped-regexp-dot.js b/test/parallel/test-eslint-no-unescaped-regexp-dot.js
index 38a9f3efcc6ff5..e6f09291b0838d 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-eslint-no-unescaped-regexp-dot.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-eslint-no-unescaped-regexp-dot.js
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 'use strict';
 
-require('../common');
+const common = require('../common');
+
+common.skipIfEslintMissing();
 
 const RuleTester = require('../../tools/node_modules/eslint').RuleTester;
 const rule = require('../../tools/eslint-rules/no-unescaped-regexp-dot');
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-eslint-number-isnan.js b/test/parallel/test-eslint-number-isnan.js
index 9f6af407e469a6..b290a48a8957e7 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-eslint-number-isnan.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-eslint-number-isnan.js
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 'use strict';
 
-require('../common');
+const common = require('../common');
+
+common.skipIfEslintMissing();
 
 const RuleTester = require('../../tools/node_modules/eslint').RuleTester;
 const rule = require('../../tools/eslint-rules/number-isnan');
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-eslint-prefer-assert-iferror.js b/test/parallel/test-eslint-prefer-assert-iferror.js
index 8a9723f4b21f6a..7dc3bbe7bcda4d 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-eslint-prefer-assert-iferror.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-eslint-prefer-assert-iferror.js
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 'use strict';
 
-require('../common');
+const common = require('../common');
+
+common.skipIfEslintMissing();
 
 const RuleTester = require('../../tools/node_modules/eslint').RuleTester;
 const rule = require('../../tools/eslint-rules/prefer-assert-iferror');
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-eslint-prefer-assert-methods.js b/test/parallel/test-eslint-prefer-assert-methods.js
index 2d05a4851bf781..3ad1cd5c376e9b 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-eslint-prefer-assert-methods.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-eslint-prefer-assert-methods.js
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 'use strict';
 
-require('../common');
+const common = require('../common');
+
+common.skipIfEslintMissing();
 
 const RuleTester = require('../../tools/node_modules/eslint').RuleTester;
 const rule = require('../../tools/eslint-rules/prefer-assert-methods');
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-eslint-prefer-common-expectserror.js b/test/parallel/test-eslint-prefer-common-expectserror.js
index 1fe7b1bc9761ac..e0d208b68bb743 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-eslint-prefer-common-expectserror.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-eslint-prefer-common-expectserror.js
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 'use strict';
 
-require('../common');
+const common = require('../common');
+
+common.skipIfEslintMissing();
 
 const RuleTester = require('../../tools/node_modules/eslint').RuleTester;
 const rule = require('../../tools/eslint-rules/prefer-common-expectserror');
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-eslint-prefer-common-mustnotcall.js b/test/parallel/test-eslint-prefer-common-mustnotcall.js
index c2e298cde2153c..e6e9d1d2f88332 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-eslint-prefer-common-mustnotcall.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-eslint-prefer-common-mustnotcall.js
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 'use strict';
 
-require('../common');
+const common = require('../common');
+
+common.skipIfEslintMissing();
 
 const RuleTester = require('../../tools/node_modules/eslint').RuleTester;
 const rule = require('../../tools/eslint-rules/prefer-common-mustnotcall');
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-eslint-prefer-util-format-errors.js b/test/parallel/test-eslint-prefer-util-format-errors.js
index 7ccbb8a1335dfa..560222438b9aee 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-eslint-prefer-util-format-errors.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-eslint-prefer-util-format-errors.js
@@ -2,7 +2,9 @@
 
 /* eslint-disable no-template-curly-in-string */
 
-require('../common');
+const common = require('../common');
+
+common.skipIfEslintMissing();
 
 const RuleTester = require('../../tools/node_modules/eslint').RuleTester;
 const rule = require('../../tools/eslint-rules/prefer-util-format-errors');
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-eslint-require-buffer.js b/test/parallel/test-eslint-require-buffer.js
index 23bf7c0afa05dd..ca2c44cb322515 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-eslint-require-buffer.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-eslint-require-buffer.js
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 'use strict';
 
-require('../common');
+const common = require('../common');
+
+common.skipIfEslintMissing();
 
 const RuleTester = require('../../tools/node_modules/eslint').RuleTester;
 const rule = require('../../tools/eslint-rules/require-buffer');
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-eslint-required-modules.js b/test/parallel/test-eslint-required-modules.js
index 1ef96521ec7037..dbdc135ccf633f 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-eslint-required-modules.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-eslint-required-modules.js
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 'use strict';
 
-require('../common');
+const common = require('../common');
+
+common.skipIfEslintMissing();
 
 const RuleTester = require('../../tools/node_modules/eslint').RuleTester;
 const rule = require('../../tools/eslint-rules/required-modules');