diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index f91ddb2d..7b921852 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
 		"lint:js:fix": "wp-scripts lint-js \"$npm_package_config_coreThemeDir/**/*.js\" --fix",
 		"lint:configs": "wp-scripts lint-js \"./*.js\"",
 		"lint:configs:fix": "wp-scripts lint-js \"./*.js\" --fix",
-		"lint:pkg-json": "wp-scripts lint-pkg-json",
+		"lint:pkg-json": "wp-scripts lint-pkg-json \"./package.json\"",
 		"create-block": "cd \"$npm_package_config_coreThemeBlocksDir/tribe\" && npx @wordpress/create-block --no-plugin --namespace tribe --template $npm_package_config_coreBlockTemplatesDir",
 		"packages-update": "wp-scripts packages-update",
 		"check-engines": "wp-scripts check-engines",