diff --git a/lib/init/config-file.js b/lib/init/config-file.js
index 02e25b63..10c288b5 100644
--- a/lib/init/config-file.js
+++ b/lib/init/config-file.js
@@ -13,8 +13,10 @@ import path from "path";
 import stringify from "json-stable-stringify-without-jsonify";
 import debugEsm from "debug";
 import { pathToFileURL } from "url";
+import { createRequire } from "module";
 
 const debug = debugEsm("eslint:config-file");
+const require = createRequire(path.join(process.cwd(), "./__placeholder__"));
 
 //------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Helpers
@@ -32,6 +34,18 @@ function sortByKey(a, b) {
     return a.key > b.key ? 1 : -1;
 }
 
+/**
+ * import local-installed package
+ * @param {*} pkgName the package name to import
+ * @returns {Promise<*>} the exported module
+ */
+async function importLocalPackage(pkgName) {
+    const pkgPath = require.resolve(pkgName);
+    const pkg = await import(pathToFileURL(pkgPath)); // eslint-disable-line node/no-unsupported-features/es-syntax
+
+    return pkg.default;
+}
+
 //------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Private
 //------------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -88,9 +102,7 @@ async function writeJSConfigFile(config, filePath) {
 
         // import("eslint") won't work when running npx.
         // as `@eslint/create-config` was installed in npm-cache, while eslint was installed in cwd.
-        // TODO: find a safer way to import local-installed modules.
-        const eslintPath = path.join(process.cwd(), "./node_modules/eslint/lib/api.js");
-        const eslint = (await import(pathToFileURL(eslintPath))).default; // eslint-disable-line node/no-unsupported-features/es-syntax
+        const eslint = await importLocalPackage("eslint");
         const linter = new eslint.ESLint({ baseConfig: config, fix: true, useEslintrc: false });
         const result = await linter.lintText(stringifiedContent);