diff --git a/.eslintrc.js b/.eslintrc.js
index 6ab4510cb37..0ca92dab810 100644
--- a/.eslintrc.js
+++ b/.eslintrc.js
@@ -1,13 +1,44 @@
 "use strict";
 
-const internalFiles = [
-    "**/cli-engine/**/*",
-    "**/init/**/*",
-    "**/linter/**/*",
-    "**/rule-tester/**/*",
-    "**/rules/**/*",
-    "**/source-code/**/*"
-];
+const path = require("path");
+
+const INTERNAL_FILES = {
+    CLI_ENGINE_PATTERN: "lib/cli-engine/**/*",
+    INIT_PATTERN: "lib/init/**/*",
+    LINTER_PATTERN: "lib/linter/**/*",
+    RULE_TESTER_PATTERN: "lib/rule-tester/**/*",
+    RULES_PATTERN: "lib/rules/**/*",
+    SOURCE_CODE_PATTERN: "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 Object.values(INTERNAL_FILES)
+        .filter(p => p !== pattern)
+        .map(p => ({
+            name: [
+
+                // Disallow all children modules.
+                resolveAbsPath(p),
+
+                // Allow the main `index.js` module.
+                `!${resolveAbsPath(p.replace(/\*\*\/\*$/u, "index.js"))}`
+            ]
+        }));
+}
 
 module.exports = {
     root: true,
@@ -84,106 +115,68 @@ module.exports = {
         {
             files: ["lib/*"],
             rules: {
-                "no-restricted-modules": ["error", {
-                    patterns: [
-                        ...internalFiles
-                    ]
-                }]
+                "node/no-restricted-require": ["error", [
+                    ...createInternalFilesPatterns()
+                ]]
             }
         },
         {
-            files: ["lib/cli-engine/**/*"],
+            files: [INTERNAL_FILES.CLI_ENGINE_PATTERN],
             rules: {
-                "no-restricted-modules": ["error", {
-                    patterns: [
-                        ...internalFiles,
-                        "**/init"
-                    ]
-                }]
+                "node/no-restricted-require": ["error", [
+                    ...createInternalFilesPatterns(INTERNAL_FILES.CLI_ENGINE_PATTERN)
+                ]]
             }
         },
         {
-            files: ["lib/init/**/*"],
+            files: [INTERNAL_FILES.INIT_PATTERN],
             rules: {
-                "no-restricted-modules": ["error", {
-                    patterns: [
-                        ...internalFiles,
-                        "**/rule-tester"
-                    ]
-                }]
+                "node/no-restricted-require": ["error", [
+                    ...createInternalFilesPatterns(INTERNAL_FILES.INIT_PATTERN)
+                ]]
             }
         },
         {
-            files: ["lib/linter/**/*"],
+            files: [INTERNAL_FILES.LINTER_PATTERN],
             rules: {
-                "no-restricted-modules": ["error", {
-                    patterns: [
-                        ...internalFiles,
-                        "fs",
-                        "**/cli-engine",
-                        "**/init",
-                        "**/rule-tester"
-                    ]
-                }]
+                "node/no-restricted-require": ["error", [
+                    ...createInternalFilesPatterns(INTERNAL_FILES.LINTER_PATTERN),
+                    "fs"
+                ]]
             }
         },
         {
-            files: ["lib/rules/**/*"],
+            files: [INTERNAL_FILES.RULES_PATTERN],
             rules: {
-                "no-restricted-modules": ["error", {
-                    patterns: [
-                        ...internalFiles,
-                        "fs",
-                        "**/cli-engine",
-                        "**/init",
-                        "**/linter",
-                        "**/rule-tester",
-                        "**/source-code"
-                    ]
-                }]
+                "node/no-restricted-require": ["error", [
+                    ...createInternalFilesPatterns(INTERNAL_FILES.RULES_PATTERN),
+                    "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()
+                ]]
             }
         },
         {
-            files: ["lib/source-code/**/*"],
+            files: [INTERNAL_FILES.SOURCE_CODE_PATTERN],
             rules: {
-                "no-restricted-modules": ["error", {
-                    patterns: [
-                        ...internalFiles,
-                        "fs",
-                        "**/cli-engine",
-                        "**/init",
-                        "**/linter",
-                        "**/rule-tester",
-                        "**/rules"
-                    ]
-                }]
+                "node/no-restricted-require": ["error", [
+                    ...createInternalFilesPatterns(INTERNAL_FILES.SOURCE_CODE_PATTERN),
+                    "fs"
+                ]]
             }
         },
         {
-            files: ["lib/rule-tester/**/*"],
+            files: [INTERNAL_FILES.RULE_TESTER_PATTERN],
             rules: {
-                "no-restricted-modules": ["error", {
-                    patterns: [
-                        ...internalFiles,
-                        "**/cli-engine",
-                        "**/init"
-                    ]
-                }]
+                "node/no-restricted-require": ["error", [
+                    ...createInternalFilesPatterns(INTERNAL_FILES.RULE_TESTER_PATTERN)
+                ]]
             }
         }
     ]
diff --git a/lib/init/source-code-utils.js b/lib/init/source-code-utils.js
index c95f64f69d3..dca6541d1ed 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");