diff --git a/packages/eslint-config-airbnb-base/rules/style.js b/packages/eslint-config-airbnb-base/rules/style.js
index cf5a7b5dd5..05f687171e 100644
--- a/packages/eslint-config-airbnb-base/rules/style.js
+++ b/packages/eslint-config-airbnb-base/rules/style.js
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ module.exports = {
 
     // disallow multiple empty lines, only one newline at the end, and no new lines at the beginning
     // https://eslint.org/docs/rules/no-multiple-empty-lines
-    'no-multiple-empty-lines': ['error', { max: 2, maxBOF: 0, maxEOF: 0 }],
+    'no-multiple-empty-lines': ['error', { max: 1, maxBOF: 0, maxEOF: 0 }],
 
     // disallow negated conditions
     // https://eslint.org/docs/rules/no-negated-condition