diff --git a/packages/react-scripts/config/webpack.config.js b/packages/react-scripts/config/webpack.config.js
index 8efff0b96c7..3f1e4a8f169 100644
--- a/packages/react-scripts/config/webpack.config.js
+++ b/packages/react-scripts/config/webpack.config.js
@@ -753,6 +753,10 @@ module.exports = function (webpackEnv) {
         eslintPath: require.resolve('eslint'),
         context: paths.appSrc,
         cache: true,
+        cacheLocation: path.resolve(
+          paths.appNodeModules,
+          '.cache/.eslintcache'
+        ),
         // ESLint class options
         cwd: paths.appPath,
         resolvePluginsRelativeTo: __dirname,