diff --git a/build/lib/eslint/code-no-unexternalized-strings.js b/build/lib/eslint/code-no-unexternalized-strings.js
index d1f2ffef6dc..28fce5b9a18 100644
--- a/build/lib/eslint/code-no-unexternalized-strings.js
+++ b/build/lib/eslint/code-no-unexternalized-strings.js
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ module.exports = new (_a = class NoUnexternalizedStrings {
             return {
                 ['Literal']: (node) => collectDoubleQuotedStrings(node),
                 ['ExpressionStatement[directive] Literal:exit']: (node) => doubleQuotedStringLiterals.delete(node),
-                ['CallExpression[callee.type="MemberExpression"][callee.property.name="localize"]:exit']: (node) => visitLocalizeCall(node),
+                ['CallExpression[callee.type="MemberExpression"][callee.object.name="nls"][callee.property.name="localize"]:exit']: (node) => visitLocalizeCall(node),
                 ['CallExpression[callee.name="localize"][arguments.length>=2]:exit']: (node) => visitLocalizeCall(node),
                 ['Program:exit']: reportBadStringsAndBadKeys,
             };
diff --git a/build/lib/eslint/code-no-unexternalized-strings.ts b/build/lib/eslint/code-no-unexternalized-strings.ts
index 390500ed4ae..29db884cd9f 100644
--- a/build/lib/eslint/code-no-unexternalized-strings.ts
+++ b/build/lib/eslint/code-no-unexternalized-strings.ts
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ export = new class NoUnexternalizedStrings implements eslint.Rule.RuleModule {
 		return {
 			['Literal']: (node: any) => collectDoubleQuotedStrings(node),
 			['ExpressionStatement[directive] Literal:exit']: (node: any) => doubleQuotedStringLiterals.delete(node),
-			['CallExpression[callee.type="MemberExpression"][callee.property.name="localize"]:exit']: (node: any) => visitLocalizeCall(node),
+			['CallExpression[callee.type="MemberExpression"][callee.object.name="nls"][callee.property.name="localize"]:exit']: (node: any) => visitLocalizeCall(node),
 			['CallExpression[callee.name="localize"][arguments.length>=2]:exit']: (node: any) => visitLocalizeCall(node),
 			['Program:exit']: reportBadStringsAndBadKeys,
 		};