diff --git a/packages/backend/eslint.config.js b/packages/backend/eslint.config.js
index 7c649a373c..ef5a0ccec1 100644
--- a/packages/backend/eslint.config.js
+++ b/packages/backend/eslint.config.js
@@ -42,13 +42,6 @@ export default [
 				name: '__filename',
 				message: 'Not in ESModule. Use `import.meta.url` instead.',
 			}],
-			// https://typescript-eslint.io/rules/prefer-nullish-coalescing/
-			'@typescript-eslint/prefer-nullish-coalescing': ['warn', {
-				ignorePrimitives: {
-					// Without this, the rule breaks for nullable booleans
-					boolean: true,
-				},
-			}],
 		},
 	},
 	{
diff --git a/packages/shared/eslint.config.js b/packages/shared/eslint.config.js
index 860eb4a8e8..be7a031b63 100644
--- a/packages/shared/eslint.config.js
+++ b/packages/shared/eslint.config.js
@@ -37,6 +37,10 @@ export default [
 			'no-restricted-imports': ['error', {
 				paths: [{ name: 'punycode' }],
 			}],
+			// https://typescript-eslint.io/rules/prefer-nullish-coalescing/
+			'@typescript-eslint/prefer-nullish-coalescing': ['warn', {
+				ignorePrimitives: true,
+			}],
 		},
 	},
 ];