diff --git a/lib/rules/require-var-decl-first.js b/lib/rules/require-var-decl-first.js
index 32baba60b..0cfb01f21 100644
--- a/lib/rules/require-var-decl-first.js
+++ b/lib/rules/require-var-decl-first.js
@@ -234,6 +234,11 @@ module.exports.prototype = {
         });
 
         file.iterateNodesByType(['VariableDeclaration'], function(varDecl) {
+            // Ignore let and const for now #1783
+            if (varDecl.kind !== 'var') {
+                return;
+            }
+
             var enclosingScope;
             var scopeContents;
             var previousNode;
diff --git a/test/specs/rules/require-var-decl-first.js b/test/specs/rules/require-var-decl-first.js
index 10ea01dae..fd7ba49c6 100644
--- a/test/specs/rules/require-var-decl-first.js
+++ b/test/specs/rules/require-var-decl-first.js
@@ -36,6 +36,16 @@ describe('rules/require-var-decl-first', function() {
                 }
             };
 
+            describe('VariableDeclaration kinds #1783', function() {
+                it('should not return errors for let', function() {
+                    checker.checkString('let a;').isEmpty();
+                });
+
+                it('should not return errors for const', function() {
+                    checker.checkString('const a;').isEmpty();
+                });
+            });
+
             describe('statements without spaces or linebreaks', function() {
                 it('should not return errors for single var declaration at top of program scope', function() {
                     testDeclStatements(checker, 'var a;', 0);
@@ -135,7 +145,7 @@ describe('rules/require-var-decl-first', function() {
                 });
 
                 it('should return 2 errors for 2 var declarations not at the top of program scope', function() {
-                    testDeclStatements(checker, 'var a;a=1;var b;const c=1;', 2);
+                    testDeclStatements(checker, 'var a;a=1;var b;var c=1;', 2);
                 });
             });