diff --git a/.eslintrc.js b/.eslintrc.js
index 6ab4510cb37c..1aab4a114103 100644
--- a/.eslintrc.js
+++ b/.eslintrc.js
@@ -1,14 +1,41 @@
 "use strict";
 
-const internalFiles = [
-    "**/cli-engine/**/*",
-    "**/init/**/*",
-    "**/linter/**/*",
-    "**/rule-tester/**/*",
-    "**/rules/**/*",
-    "**/source-code/**/*"
+const path = require("path");
+
+const INTERNAL_FILES = [
+    "lib/cli-engine/**/*",
+    "lib/init/**/*",
+    "lib/linter/**/*",
+    "lib/rule-tester/**/*",
+    "lib/rules/**/*",
+    "lib/source-code/**/*"
 ];
 
+/**
+ * Resolve an absolute path or glob pattern.
+ * @param {string} pathOrPattern the path or glob pattern.
+ * @returns {string} The resolved path or glob pattern.
+ */
+function resolveAbsPath(pathOrPattern) {
+    return path.resolve(__dirname, pathOrPattern);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Create an array of `no-restricted-require` entries for ESLint's core files.
+ * @param {string} [pattern] The glob pattern to create the entries for.
+ * @returns {Object[]} The array of `no-restricted-require` entries.
+ */
+function createInternalFilesPatterns(pattern = null) {
+    return INTERNAL_FILES
+        .filter(p => p !== pattern)
+        .map(p => ({
+            name: [
+                resolveAbsPath(p),
+                `!${resolveAbsPath(p.replace(/\*\*\/\*$/u, "index.js"))}`
+            ]
+        }));
+}
+
 module.exports = {
     root: true,
     plugins: [
@@ -84,106 +111,68 @@ module.exports = {
         {
             files: ["lib/*"],
             rules: {
-                "no-restricted-modules": ["error", {
-                    patterns: [
-                        ...internalFiles
-                    ]
-                }]
+                "node/no-restricted-require": ["error", [
+                    ...createInternalFilesPatterns()
+                ]]
             }
         },
         {
             files: ["lib/cli-engine/**/*"],
             rules: {
-                "no-restricted-modules": ["error", {
-                    patterns: [
-                        ...internalFiles,
-                        "**/init"
-                    ]
-                }]
+                "node/no-restricted-require": ["error", [
+                    ...createInternalFilesPatterns("lib/cli-engine/**/*")
+                ]]
             }
         },
         {
             files: ["lib/init/**/*"],
             rules: {
-                "no-restricted-modules": ["error", {
-                    patterns: [
-                        ...internalFiles,
-                        "**/rule-tester"
-                    ]
-                }]
+                "node/no-restricted-require": ["error", [
+                    ...createInternalFilesPatterns("lib/init/**/*")
+                ]]
             }
         },
         {
             files: ["lib/linter/**/*"],
             rules: {
-                "no-restricted-modules": ["error", {
-                    patterns: [
-                        ...internalFiles,
-                        "fs",
-                        "**/cli-engine",
-                        "**/init",
-                        "**/rule-tester"
-                    ]
-                }]
+                "node/no-restricted-require": ["error", [
+                    ...createInternalFilesPatterns("lib/linter/**/*"),
+                    "fs"
+                ]]
             }
         },
         {
             files: ["lib/rules/**/*"],
             rules: {
-                "no-restricted-modules": ["error", {
-                    patterns: [
-                        ...internalFiles,
-                        "fs",
-                        "**/cli-engine",
-                        "**/init",
-                        "**/linter",
-                        "**/rule-tester",
-                        "**/source-code"
-                    ]
-                }]
+                "node/no-restricted-require": ["error", [
+                    ...createInternalFilesPatterns("lib/rules/**/*"),
+                    "fs"
+                ]]
             }
         },
         {
             files: ["lib/shared/**/*"],
             rules: {
-                "no-restricted-modules": ["error", {
-                    patterns: [
-                        ...internalFiles,
-                        "**/cli-engine",
-                        "**/init",
-                        "**/linter",
-                        "**/rule-tester",
-                        "**/source-code"
-                    ]
-                }]
+                "node/no-restricted-require": ["error", [
+                    ...createInternalFilesPatterns("lib/shared/**/*")
+                ]]
             }
         },
         {
             files: ["lib/source-code/**/*"],
             rules: {
-                "no-restricted-modules": ["error", {
-                    patterns: [
-                        ...internalFiles,
-                        "fs",
-                        "**/cli-engine",
-                        "**/init",
-                        "**/linter",
-                        "**/rule-tester",
-                        "**/rules"
-                    ]
-                }]
+                "node/no-restricted-require": ["error", [
+                    ...createInternalFilesPatterns("lib/source-code/**/*"),
+                    "fs"
+                ]]
             }
         },
         {
             files: ["lib/rule-tester/**/*"],
             rules: {
-                "no-restricted-modules": ["error", {
-                    patterns: [
-                        ...internalFiles,
-                        "**/cli-engine",
-                        "**/init"
-                    ]
-                }]
+                "node/no-restricted-require": ["error", [
+                    ...createInternalFilesPatterns("lib/rule-tester/**/*")
+                ]]
             }
         }
     ]
diff --git a/lib/init/source-code-utils.js b/lib/init/source-code-utils.js
index c95f64f69d3c..dca6541d1ed3 100644
--- a/lib/init/source-code-utils.js
+++ b/lib/init/source-code-utils.js
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ const { CLIEngine } = require("../cli-engine");
  * TODO1: Expose the API that enumerates target files.
  * TODO2: Extract the creation logic of `SourceCode` from `Linter` class.
  */
-const { getCLIEngineInternalSlots } = require("../cli-engine/cli-engine"); // eslint-disable-line no-restricted-modules
+const { getCLIEngineInternalSlots } = require("../cli-engine/cli-engine"); // eslint-disable-line node/no-restricted-require
 
 const debug = require("debug")("eslint:source-code-utils");