diff --git a/eslint/babel-eslint-parser/src/index.js b/eslint/babel-eslint-parser/src/index.js
index c5c597017e..bd827db8d0 100644
--- a/eslint/babel-eslint-parser/src/index.js
+++ b/eslint/babel-eslint-parser/src/index.js
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ const CURRENT_BABEL_VERSION = babelCore.version;
 const SUPPORTED_BABEL_VERSION_RANGE =
   packageJson.peerDependencies["@babel/core"];
 const IS_RUNNING_SUPPORTED_VERSION = semver.satisfies(
-  CURRENT_BABEL_VERSION,
+  semver.coerce(CURRENT_BABEL_VERSION).raw,
   SUPPORTED_BABEL_VERSION_RANGE,
 );