diff --git a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/no_css_color.ts b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/no_css_color.ts
index e9f4d061c8e..10c7c8f8a05 100644
--- a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/no_css_color.ts
+++ b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/no_css_color.ts
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ const raiseReportIfPropertyHasInvalidCssColor = (
 
     const identifierDeclarationInit = (
       identifierDeclaration?.defs[0].node as TSESTree.VariableDeclarator
-    ).init;
+    )?.init;
 
     if (
       identifierDeclarationInit?.type === 'Literal' &&
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ const raiseReportIfPropertyHasInvalidCssColor = (
 
     const expressionRootDeclarationInit = (
       expressionRootDeclaration?.defs[0].node as TSESTree.VariableDeclarator
-    ).init;
+    )?.init;
 
     if (expressionRootDeclarationInit?.type === 'ObjectExpression') {
       (