diff --git a/packages/linter/migrations.json b/packages/linter/migrations.json
index fb850af3f9084..52b482215ca18 100644
--- a/packages/linter/migrations.json
+++ b/packages/linter/migrations.json
@@ -52,6 +52,12 @@
       "version": "12.9.0-beta.0",
       "description": "Add outputs for caching",
       "factory": "./src/migrations/update-12-9-0/add-outputs"
+    },
+    "remove-eslint-project-config-if-no-type-checking-rules-again": {
+      "cli": "nx",
+      "version": "12.9.0-beta.0",
+      "description": "Remove ESLint parserOptions.project config if no rules requiring type-checking are in use",
+      "factory": "./src/migrations/update-12-4-0/remove-eslint-project-config-if-no-type-checking-rules"
     }
   },
   "packageJsonUpdates": {
diff --git a/packages/linter/src/migrations/update-12-4-0/remove-eslint-project-config-if-no-type-checking-rules.spec.ts b/packages/linter/src/migrations/update-12-4-0/remove-eslint-project-config-if-no-type-checking-rules.spec.ts
index dc47c2ec618bf..3765365527fc0 100644
--- a/packages/linter/src/migrations/update-12-4-0/remove-eslint-project-config-if-no-type-checking-rules.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/linter/src/migrations/update-12-4-0/remove-eslint-project-config-if-no-type-checking-rules.spec.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import {
 } from '@nrwl/devkit';
 import { createTreeWithEmptyWorkspace } from '@nrwl/devkit/testing';
 import removeESLintProjectConfigIfNoTypeCheckingRules from './remove-eslint-project-config-if-no-type-checking-rules';
-
+import type { Linter } from 'eslint';
 const KNOWN_RULE_REQUIRING_TYPE_CHECKING = '@typescript-eslint/await-thenable';
 
 describe('Remove ESLint parserOptions.project config if no rules requiring type-checking are in use', () => {
@@ -31,6 +31,12 @@ describe('Remove ESLint parserOptions.project config if no rules requiring type-
       projectType: 'library',
       targets: {},
     });
+    addProjectConfiguration(tree, 'another-lib', {
+      root: 'libs/another-lib',
+      sourceRoot: 'libs/another-lib/src',
+      projectType: 'library',
+      targets: {},
+    });
   });
 
   it('should not update any configs if the root .eslintrc.json contains at least one rule requiring type-checking', async () => {
@@ -123,7 +129,7 @@ describe('Remove ESLint parserOptions.project config if no rules requiring type-
     };
     writeJson(tree, '.eslintrc.json', rootEslintConfig);
 
-    const projectEslintConfig1 = {
+    const projectEslintConfig1: Linter.Config = {
       extends: '../../../.eslintrc.json',
       ignorePatterns: ['!**/*'],
       overrides: [
@@ -140,7 +146,7 @@ describe('Remove ESLint parserOptions.project config if no rules requiring type-
     };
     writeJson(tree, 'apps/react-app/.eslintrc.json', projectEslintConfig1);
 
-    const projectEslintConfig2 = {
+    const projectEslintConfig2: Linter.Config = {
       extends: '../../../.eslintrc.json',
       ignorePatterns: ['!**/*'],
       overrides: [
@@ -157,6 +163,23 @@ describe('Remove ESLint parserOptions.project config if no rules requiring type-
     };
     writeJson(tree, 'libs/workspace-lib/.eslintrc.json', projectEslintConfig2);
 
+    const projectEslintConfig3: Linter.Config = {
+      extends: '../../../.eslintrc.json',
+      ignorePatterns: ['!**/*'],
+      overrides: [
+        {
+          files: ['*.ts', '*.tsx'],
+          parserOptions: {
+            project: 'some-path-to-tsconfig.json',
+          },
+          rules: {
+            [KNOWN_RULE_REQUIRING_TYPE_CHECKING]: 'off',
+          },
+        },
+      ],
+    };
+    writeJson(tree, 'libs/another-lib/.eslintrc.json', projectEslintConfig3);
+
     await removeESLintProjectConfigIfNoTypeCheckingRules(tree);
 
     // No change - uses rule requiring type-checking
@@ -183,6 +206,28 @@ describe('Remove ESLint parserOptions.project config if no rules requiring type-
         ],
       }
     `);
+
+    // Updated - no more parserOptions.project
+    expect(readJson(tree, 'libs/another-lib/.eslintrc.json'))
+      .toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
+      Object {
+        "extends": "../../../.eslintrc.json",
+        "ignorePatterns": Array [
+          "!**/*",
+        ],
+        "overrides": Array [
+          Object {
+            "files": Array [
+              "*.ts",
+              "*.tsx",
+            ],
+            "rules": Object {
+              "@typescript-eslint/await-thenable": "off",
+            },
+          },
+        ],
+      }
+    `);
   });
 
   it('should not error if .eslintrc.json does not exist', async () => {
diff --git a/packages/linter/src/utils/rules-requiring-type-checking.ts b/packages/linter/src/utils/rules-requiring-type-checking.ts
index 30ac9d28aba44..a5bb99e79b0d1 100644
--- a/packages/linter/src/utils/rules-requiring-type-checking.ts
+++ b/packages/linter/src/utils/rules-requiring-type-checking.ts
@@ -53,12 +53,20 @@ export function removeParserOptionsProjectIfNotRequired(
   return json;
 }
 
+function determineEnabledRules(rules: Linter.RulesRecord): string[] {
+  return Object.entries(rules)
+    .filter(([key, value]) => {
+      return !(typeof value === 'string' && value === 'off');
+    })
+    .map(([ruleName]) => ruleName);
+}
+
 function getAllRulesInConfig(json: Linter.Config): string[] {
-  let allRules = json.rules ? Object.keys(json.rules) : [];
+  let allRules = json.rules ? determineEnabledRules(json.rules) : [];
   if (json.overrides?.length > 0) {
     for (const o of json.overrides) {
       if (o.rules) {
-        allRules = [...allRules, ...Object.keys(o.rules)];
+        allRules = allRules = [...allRules, ...determineEnabledRules(o.rules)];
       }
     }
   }