diff --git a/lib/rules/jsx-no-literals.js b/lib/rules/jsx-no-literals.js
index bbd200fa94..7c528c528d 100644
--- a/lib/rules/jsx-no-literals.js
+++ b/lib/rules/jsx-no-literals.js
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ module.exports = {
     config.allowedStrings = new Set(config.allowedStrings.map(trimIfString));
 
     function defaultMessageId() {
-      const ancestorIsJSXElement = arguments.length > 1 && arguments[0];
+      const ancestorIsJSXElement = arguments.length >= 1 && arguments[0];
       if (config.noAttributeStrings && !ancestorIsJSXElement) {
         return 'noStringsInAttributes';
       }