diff --git a/crates/oxc_linter/src/rules/typescript/no_this_alias.rs b/crates/oxc_linter/src/rules/typescript/no_this_alias.rs
index 5e7a18ab8ddce..5462f2faf8882 100644
--- a/crates/oxc_linter/src/rules/typescript/no_this_alias.rs
+++ b/crates/oxc_linter/src/rules/typescript/no_this_alias.rs
@@ -31,12 +31,18 @@ fn no_this_destructure_diagnostic(span: Span) -> OxcDiagnostic {
 #[derive(Debug, Default, Clone)]
 pub struct NoThisAlias(Box<NoThisAliasConfig>);
 
-#[derive(Debug, Default, Clone)]
+#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
 pub struct NoThisAliasConfig {
     allow_destructuring: bool,
     allow_names: FxHashSet<CompactStr>,
 }
 
+impl Default for NoThisAliasConfig {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        Self { allow_destructuring: true, allow_names: FxHashSet::default() }
+    }
+}
+
 impl std::ops::Deref for NoThisAlias {
     type Target = NoThisAliasConfig;
 
@@ -81,7 +87,7 @@ impl Rule for NoThisAlias {
             allow_destructuring: obj
                 .and_then(|v| v.get("allowDestructuring"))
                 .and_then(Value::as_bool)
-                .unwrap_or_default(),
+                .unwrap_or(true),
             allow_names: allowed_names,
         }))
     }