diff --git a/crates/oxc_linter/src/rules/eslint/no_unused_vars/symbol.rs b/crates/oxc_linter/src/rules/eslint/no_unused_vars/symbol.rs
index 9b29e1211d83e..8d0de227fc7fc 100644
--- a/crates/oxc_linter/src/rules/eslint/no_unused_vars/symbol.rs
+++ b/crates/oxc_linter/src/rules/eslint/no_unused_vars/symbol.rs
@@ -186,8 +186,8 @@ impl<'a> Symbol<'_, 'a> {
     fn in_export_node(&self) -> bool {
         for parent in self.nodes().ancestors(self.declaration_id()).skip(1) {
             match parent.kind() {
-                m if m.is_module_declaration() => {
-                    return m.as_module_declaration_kind().unwrap().is_export();
+                AstKind::ExportNamedDeclaration(_) | AstKind::ExportDefaultDeclaration(_) => {
+                    return true;
                 }
                 AstKind::VariableDeclaration(_)
                 | AstKind::ArrayExpression(_)