diff --git a/packages/eslint-config-airbnb/rules/react.js b/packages/eslint-config-airbnb/rules/react.js
index 53961c368d..de3a091198 100644
--- a/packages/eslint-config-airbnb/rules/react.js
+++ b/packages/eslint-config-airbnb/rules/react.js
@@ -223,9 +223,9 @@ module.exports = {
     // https://github.com/yannickcr/eslint-plugin-react/blob/master/docs/rules/jsx-no-target-blank.md
     'react/jsx-no-target-blank': 2,
 
-    // only .jsx files may have JSX
+    // only .js files may have JSX
     // https://github.com/yannickcr/eslint-plugin-react/blob/master/docs/rules/jsx-filename-extension.md
-    'react/jsx-filename-extension': [2, { extensions: ['.jsx'] }],
+    'react/jsx-filename-extension': [2, { extensions: ['.js'] }],
 
     // prevent accidental JS comments from being injected into JSX as text
     // https://github.com/yannickcr/eslint-plugin-react/blob/master/docs/rules/jsx-no-comment-textnodes.md