diff --git a/.eslintrc b/.eslintrc
index 395f7d824..e05c065a0 100644
--- a/.eslintrc
+++ b/.eslintrc
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@
     "no-undef": 2,                   // disallow use of undeclared variables unless mentioned in a /*global */ block
     "no-undefined": 0,               // disallow use of undefined variable (off by default)
     "no-undef-init": 1,              // disallow use of undefined when initializing variables
-    "no-unused-vars": [1, {"vars": "all", "args": "none"}], // disallow declaration of variables that are not used in the code
+    "no-unused-vars": [1, {"vars": "all", "args": "none", ignoreRestSiblings: true}], // disallow declaration of variables that are not used in the code
     "no-use-before-define": 0,       // disallow use of variables before they are defined
 
   // Node.js