diff --git a/sao/tests/.jshintrc b/sao/tests/.jshintrc
index 6ee8114281..833a0df37b 100644
--- a/sao/tests/.jshintrc
+++ b/sao/tests/.jshintrc
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 {
     "browser": true,
+    "esversion": 6,
     "jquery": true,
     "predef": [
         "QUnit",