diff --git a/layers/+frameworks/react/packages.el b/layers/+frameworks/react/packages.el
index 814a6ad73..975494422 100644
--- a/layers/+frameworks/react/packages.el
+++ b/layers/+frameworks/react/packages.el
@@ -38,6 +38,20 @@
 (defun react/post-init-flycheck ()
   (with-eval-after-load 'flycheck
     (flycheck-add-mode 'javascript-eslint 'react-mode))
+  (defun react/use-eslint-from-node-modules ()
+    (let* ((root (locate-dominating-file
+                  (or (buffer-file-name) default-directory)
+                  "node_modules"))
+           (global-eslint (executable-find "eslint"))
+           (local-eslint (expand-file-name "node_modules/.bin/eslint"
+                                           root))
+           (eslint (if (file-executable-p local-eslint)
+                       local-eslint
+                     global-eslint)))
+      (setq-local flycheck-javascript-eslint-executable eslint)))
+
+  (add-hook 'react-mode-hook #'react/use-eslint-from-node-modules)
+
   (spacemacs/add-flycheck-hook 'react-mode))
 
 (defun react/post-init-js-doc ()