diff --git a/crates/oxc_linter/src/rules/eslint/no_unused_vars/allowed.rs b/crates/oxc_linter/src/rules/eslint/no_unused_vars/allowed.rs
index 375c851782db0..efc2441387dc1 100644
--- a/crates/oxc_linter/src/rules/eslint/no_unused_vars/allowed.rs
+++ b/crates/oxc_linter/src/rules/eslint/no_unused_vars/allowed.rs
@@ -32,6 +32,10 @@ impl<'s, 'a> Symbol<'s, 'a> {
                 | AstKind::ArrayExpressionElement(_)
                 | AstKind::ExpressionArrayElement(_)
                 | AstKind::ArrayExpression(_)
+                // a ? b : function foo() {}
+                // Only considered used if the function is the test or the selected branch,
+                // but we can't determine that here.
+                | AstKind::ConditionalExpression(_)
                 => {
                     continue;
                 }
diff --git a/crates/oxc_linter/src/rules/eslint/no_unused_vars/tests/oxc.rs b/crates/oxc_linter/src/rules/eslint/no_unused_vars/tests/oxc.rs
index e249f9a2d8128..6933c9e7a6768 100644
--- a/crates/oxc_linter/src/rules/eslint/no_unused_vars/tests/oxc.rs
+++ b/crates/oxc_linter/src/rules/eslint/no_unused_vars/tests/oxc.rs
@@ -54,6 +54,9 @@ fn test_vars_simple() {
             ",
             None,
         ),
+        ("console.log(function a() {} ? b : c)", None),
+        ("console.log(a ? function b() {} : c)", None),
+        ("console.log(a ? b : function c() {})", None),
     ];
     let fail = vec![
         ("let a = 1", None),