diff --git a/packages/eslint-config-airbnb-base/package.json b/packages/eslint-config-airbnb-base/package.json
index 81c1011774..db93b0332b 100644
--- a/packages/eslint-config-airbnb-base/package.json
+++ b/packages/eslint-config-airbnb-base/package.json
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
     "babel-preset-airbnb": "^2.4.0",
     "babel-tape-runner": "^2.0.1",
     "editorconfig-tools": "^0.1.1",
-    "eslint": "^4.8.0",
+    "eslint": "^4.9.0",
     "eslint-find-rules": "^3.1.1",
     "eslint-plugin-import": "^2.7.0",
     "in-publish": "^2.0.0",
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
     "tape": "^4.8.0"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
-    "eslint": "^4.8.0",
+    "eslint": "^4.9.0",
     "eslint-plugin-import": "^2.7.0"
   },
   "engines": {
diff --git a/packages/eslint-config-airbnb-base/rules/best-practices.js b/packages/eslint-config-airbnb-base/rules/best-practices.js
index 83808bb879..bee4e961e4 100644
--- a/packages/eslint-config-airbnb-base/rules/best-practices.js
+++ b/packages/eslint-config-airbnb-base/rules/best-practices.js
@@ -56,8 +56,10 @@ module.exports = {
     // http://eslint.org/docs/rules/no-div-regex
     'no-div-regex': 'off',
 
-    // disallow else after a return in an if
-    'no-else-return': 'error',
+    // disallow else after a return in an if or else if
+    'no-else-return': ['error', {
+      allowElseIf: false
+    }],
 
     // disallow empty functions, except for standalone funcs/arrows
     // http://eslint.org/docs/rules/no-empty-function
diff --git a/packages/eslint-config-airbnb/package.json b/packages/eslint-config-airbnb/package.json
index 041464a23c..eb1c81d1bb 100644
--- a/packages/eslint-config-airbnb/package.json
+++ b/packages/eslint-config-airbnb/package.json
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
     "babel-preset-airbnb": "^2.4.0",
     "babel-tape-runner": "^2.0.1",
     "editorconfig-tools": "^0.1.1",
-    "eslint": "^4.8.0",
+    "eslint": "^4.9.0",
     "eslint-find-rules": "^3.1.1",
     "eslint-plugin-import": "^2.7.0",
     "eslint-plugin-jsx-a11y": "^6.0.2",
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@
     "tape": "^4.8.0"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
-    "eslint": "^4.8.0",
+    "eslint": "^4.9.0",
     "eslint-plugin-import": "^2.7.0",
     "eslint-plugin-jsx-a11y": "^6.0.2",
     "eslint-plugin-react": "^7.4.0"