diff --git a/src/core/packagePath.js b/src/core/packagePath.js
index e95b066668..315ec0918c 100644
--- a/src/core/packagePath.js
+++ b/src/core/packagePath.js
@@ -13,6 +13,10 @@ export function getFilePackagePath(filePath) {
 }
 
 export function getFilePackageName(filePath) {
-  const { pkg } = readPkgUp.sync({ cwd: filePath, normalize: false });
-  return pkg && pkg.name;
+  const { pkg, path } = readPkgUp.sync({ cwd: filePath, normalize: false });
+  if (pkg) {
+    // recursion in case of intermediate esm package.json without name found
+    return pkg.name || getFilePackageName(dirname(dirname(path)));
+  }
+  return null;
 }
diff --git a/src/rules/no-extraneous-dependencies.js b/src/rules/no-extraneous-dependencies.js
index 8a6af2f617..1c7b61c6f7 100644
--- a/src/rules/no-extraneous-dependencies.js
+++ b/src/rules/no-extraneous-dependencies.js
@@ -184,8 +184,15 @@ function reportIfMissing(context, deps, depsOptions, node, name) {
   // test the real name from the resolved package.json
   // if not aliased imports (alias/react for example), importPackageName can be  misinterpreted
   const realPackageName = getModuleRealName(resolved);
+
+  if(!realPackageName){
+    throw new Error(`cant find real package name for import ${name}`);
+  }
+
   const realPackageNameDeclaration = checkDependencyDeclaration(deps, realPackageName);
 
+
+
   if (realPackageNameDeclaration.isInDeps ||
     (depsOptions.allowDevDeps && realPackageNameDeclaration.isInDevDeps) ||
     (depsOptions.allowPeerDeps && realPackageNameDeclaration.isInPeerDeps) ||