diff --git a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/no-require-imports.ts b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/no-require-imports.ts
index 91d81e0d8c5..9aa4b685dd2 100644
--- a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/no-require-imports.ts
+++ b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/no-require-imports.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { TSESTree } from '@typescript-eslint/experimental-utils';
+import { ASTUtils, TSESTree } from '@typescript-eslint/experimental-utils';
 import * as util from '../util';
 
 export default util.createRule({
@@ -18,13 +18,19 @@ export default util.createRule({
   defaultOptions: [],
   create(context) {
     return {
-      'CallExpression > Identifier[name="require"]'(
-        node: TSESTree.Identifier,
+      'CallExpression[callee.name="require"]'(
+        node: TSESTree.CallExpression,
       ): void {
-        context.report({
-          node: node.parent!,
-          messageId: 'noRequireImports',
-        });
+        const variable = ASTUtils.findVariable(context.getScope(), 'require');
+
+        // ignore non-global require usage as it's something user-land custom instead
+        // of the commonjs standard
+        if (!variable?.identifiers.length) {
+          context.report({
+            node,
+            messageId: 'noRequireImports',
+          });
+        }
       },
       TSExternalModuleReference(node): void {
         context.report({
diff --git a/packages/eslint-plugin/tests/rules/no-require-imports.test.ts b/packages/eslint-plugin/tests/rules/no-require-imports.test.ts
index 606e4c47ce2..d884c77a6d6 100644
--- a/packages/eslint-plugin/tests/rules/no-require-imports.test.ts
+++ b/packages/eslint-plugin/tests/rules/no-require-imports.test.ts
@@ -17,6 +17,11 @@ ruleTester.run('no-require-imports', rule, {
     'import lib9 = lib2.anotherSubImport;',
     "import lib10 from 'lib10';",
     "var lib3 = load?.('not_an_import');",
+    `
+import { createRequire } from 'module';
+const require = createRequire();
+require('remark-preset-prettier');
+    `,
   ],
   invalid: [
     {