diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index b8e2c6fe18..a2f2d983de 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ This change log adheres to standards from [Keep a CHANGELOG](http://keepachangel
 * [`destructuring-assignment`]: detect refs nested in functions ([#3102] @ljharb)
 * [`no-unstable-components`]: improve handling of objects containing render function properties ([#3111] @fizwidget)
 * [`prop-types`], `propTypes`: add forwardRef<>, ForwardRefRenderFunction<> prop-types ([#3112] @vedadeepta)
+* [`no-typos`]: prevent a crash when using private methods (@ljharb)
 
 ### Changed
 * [Tests] test on the new babel eslint parser ([#3113] @ljharb)
diff --git a/lib/rules/no-typos.js b/lib/rules/no-typos.js
index 36a3d017b9..76783729ae 100644
--- a/lib/rules/no-typos.js
+++ b/lib/rules/no-typos.js
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ module.exports = {
       }
 
       lifecycleMethods.static.forEach((method) => {
-        if (!node.static && nodeKeyName.toLowerCase() === method.toLowerCase()) {
+        if (!node.static && nodeKeyName && nodeKeyName.toLowerCase() === method.toLowerCase()) {
           report(context, messages.staticLifecycleMethod, 'staticLifecycleMethod', {
             node,
             data: {
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ module.exports = {
       });
 
       lifecycleMethods.instance.concat(lifecycleMethods.static).forEach((method) => {
-        if (method.toLowerCase() === nodeKeyName.toLowerCase() && method !== nodeKeyName) {
+        if (nodeKeyName && method.toLowerCase() === nodeKeyName.toLowerCase() && method !== nodeKeyName) {
           report(context, messages.typoLifecycleMethod, 'typoLifecycleMethod', {
             node,
             data: { actual: nodeKeyName, expected: method },
diff --git a/tests/helpers/parsers.js b/tests/helpers/parsers.js
index 07c9097fa7..1a935f60d7 100644
--- a/tests/helpers/parsers.js
+++ b/tests/helpers/parsers.js
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ const parsers = {
         || (features.has('fragment') && semver.satisfies(version, '< 5'));
 
       const skipBabel = features.has('no-babel');
-      const skipOldBabel = skipBabel || semver.satisfies(version, '>= 8');
+      const skipOldBabel = skipBabel || features.has('no-babel-old') || semver.satisfies(version, '>= 8');
       const skipNewBabel = skipBabel
         || features.has('no-babel-new')
         || !semver.satisfies(version, '^7.5.0') // require('@babel/eslint-parser/package.json').peerDependencies.eslint
diff --git a/tests/lib/rules/no-typos.js b/tests/lib/rules/no-typos.js
index 44dfbecf7b..f5a90514a6 100644
--- a/tests/lib/rules/no-typos.js
+++ b/tests/lib/rules/no-typos.js
@@ -557,7 +557,7 @@ ruleTester.run('no-typos', rule, {
       `,
       parserOptions,
     },
-    semver.satisfies(babelEslintVersion, '>= 9') ? {
+    {
       code: `
         class Editor extends React.Component {
             #somethingPrivate() {
@@ -575,14 +575,14 @@ ruleTester.run('no-typos', rule, {
           }
         }
       `,
-      parser: parsers.BABEL_ESLINT,
-      parserOptions: {
+      features: [].concat('class fields', semver.satisfies(babelEslintVersion, '< 9') ? 'no-babel-old' : []),
+      parserOptions: Object.assign({}, parserOptions, {
         babelOptions: {
-          classPrivateMethods: true,
+          // classPrivateMethods: true,
         },
         shippedProposals: true,
-      },
-    } : []
+      }),
+    }
   )),
 
   invalid: parsers.all([].concat(