diff --git a/.changeset/eslint-no-display-name.md b/.changeset/eslint-no-display-name.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ff9a65d49ad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/eslint-no-display-name.md
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+"remix": patch
+"@remix-run/eslint-config": patch
+---
+
+don't require display name in root module
diff --git a/packages/remix-eslint-config/index.js b/packages/remix-eslint-config/index.js
index bd894bdd08d..0a79165a590 100644
--- a/packages/remix-eslint-config/index.js
+++ b/packages/remix-eslint-config/index.js
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ const config = {
       },
     },
     {
-      files: ["**/routes/**/*.js?(x)", "**/routes/**/*.tsx"],
+      files: ["**/routes/**/*.js?(x)", "**/routes/**/*.tsx", "app/root.js?(x)", "app/root.tsx"],
       rules: {
         // Routes may use default exports without a name. At the route level
         // identifying components for debugging purposes is less of an issue, as