diff --git a/dashboards/admin-web/eslint.config.mjs b/dashboards/admin-web/eslint.config.mjs
index 5a14310e..0e5c7d42 100644
--- a/dashboards/admin-web/eslint.config.mjs
+++ b/dashboards/admin-web/eslint.config.mjs
@@ -3,6 +3,19 @@ import nextVitals from "eslint-config-next/core-web-vitals";
 import nextTs from "eslint-config-next/typescript";
 
 const eslintConfig = defineConfig([
+  // Ignores MUST come first so they apply to every subsequent
+  // config item. globalIgnores() at the bottom of the array works
+  // for *.next / out / build / next-env.d.ts because eslint-config-
+  // next handles those internally, but .pnpmfile.cjs is not in that
+  // default list — declaring an explicit `{ ignores: [...] }` block
+  // at index 0 is the documented way to make eslint v9 skip files
+  // entirely before any config rules apply.
+  {
+    ignores: [
+      "**/.pnpmfile.cjs",
+      "**/*.cjs",
+    ],
+  },
   ...nextVitals,
   ...nextTs,
   {