diff --git a/.jshintrc b/.jshintrc
index 00a59a27..fbc4c96e 100644
--- a/.jshintrc
+++ b/.jshintrc
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
     "debug"         : false,     // true: Allow debugger statements e.g. browser breakpoints.
 //    "eqnull"        : false,     // true: Tolerate use of `== null`
 //    "es5"           : false,     // true: Allow ES5 syntax (ex: getters and setters)
-//    "esnext"        : false,     // true: Allow ES.next (ES6) syntax (ex: `const`)
+    "esnext"        : true,     // true: Allow ES.next (ES6) syntax (ex: `const`)
 //    "moz"           : false,     // true: Allow Mozilla specific syntax (extends and overrides esnext features)
 //    // (ex: `for each`, multiple try/catch, function expression…)
 //    "evil"          : false,     // true: Tolerate use of `eval` and `new Function()`