diff --git a/src/plugins/estree.js b/src/plugins/estree.js
index 637f8e23d8..c492f9f57c 100644
--- a/src/plugins/estree.js
+++ b/src/plugins/estree.js
@@ -125,6 +125,17 @@ export default (superClass: Class<Parser>): Class<Parser> => class extends super
       (!stmt.expression.extra || !stmt.expression.extra.parenthesized);
   }
 
+  stmtToDirective(stmt: N.Statement): N.Directive {
+    const directive = super.stmtToDirective(stmt);
+    const value = stmt.expression.value;
+
+    // Reset value to the actual value as in estree mode we want
+    // the stmt to have the real value and not the raw value
+    directive.value.value = value;
+
+    return directive;
+  }
+
   parseBlockBody(node: N.BlockStatementLike, ...args): void {
     super.parseBlockBody(node, ...args);
 
diff --git a/test/fixtures/estree/directives/raw/expected.json b/test/fixtures/estree/directives/raw/expected.json
index 7467c2bffc..b1d0f267c4 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/estree/directives/raw/expected.json
+++ b/test/fixtures/estree/directives/raw/expected.json
@@ -56,11 +56,11 @@
               "column": 15
             }
           },
-          "value": "use\\x20strict",
+          "value": "use strict",
           "raw": "\"use\\x20strict\""
         },
         "directive": "use\\x20strict"
       }
     ]
   }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}