diff --git a/packages/gatsby/src/cache-dir/.eslintrc.json b/packages/gatsby/src/cache-dir/.eslintrc.json
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index 0000000000000..9352bcdc0dc2e
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+{
+  "env": {
+    "browser": true
+  },
+  "globals": {
+    "__PATH_PREFIX__": false,
+    "___emitter": false
+  }
+}
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