diff --git a/packages/craco/src/lib/features/webpack/eslint.ts b/packages/craco/src/lib/features/webpack/eslint.ts
index ac7915c..c6c25d7 100644
--- a/packages/craco/src/lib/features/webpack/eslint.ts
+++ b/packages/craco/src/lib/features/webpack/eslint.ts
@@ -120,23 +120,24 @@ export function overrideEsLint(
   context: BaseContext
 ) {
   if (cracoConfig.eslint) {
+    const { enable, mode, pluginOptions } = cracoConfig.eslint;
+
+    if (enable === false) {
+      disableEslint(webpackConfig);
+
+      return webpackConfig;
+    }
+
     const { isFound, match } = getPlugin(
       webpackConfig,
       pluginByName('ESLintWebpackPlugin')
     );
+
     if (!isFound) {
       logError('Cannot find ESLint plugin (ESLintWebpackPlugin).');
       return webpackConfig;
     }
 
-    const { enable, mode, pluginOptions } = cracoConfig.eslint;
-
-    if (enable === false) {
-      disableEslint(webpackConfig);
-
-      return webpackConfig;
-    }
-
     enableEslintIgnoreFile(match);
 
     if (mode === 'file') {