diff --git a/eslint/babel-eslint-parser/acorn-to-esprima.js b/eslint/babel-eslint-parser/acorn-to-esprima.js
index 0241427e34..5ca5b63441 100644
--- a/eslint/babel-eslint-parser/acorn-to-esprima.js
+++ b/eslint/babel-eslint-parser/acorn-to-esprima.js
@@ -30,6 +30,10 @@ var astTransformVisitor = {
       delete node.argument;
     }
 
+    if (t.isRestElement(node)) {
+      return node.argument;
+    }
+
     if (t.isImportBatchSpecifier(node)) {
       // ImportBatchSpecifier<name> => ImportNamespaceSpecifier<id>
       node.type = "ImportNamespaceSpecifier";
@@ -67,7 +71,6 @@ var astTransformVisitor = {
           node.defaults.push(param.right);
           return param.left;
         } else {
-          if (t.isRestElement(param)) param = param.argument;
           node.defaults.push(null);
           return param;
         }
diff --git a/eslint/babel-eslint-parser/package.json b/eslint/babel-eslint-parser/package.json
index 7215681e81..809d016735 100644
--- a/eslint/babel-eslint-parser/package.json
+++ b/eslint/babel-eslint-parser/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "babel-eslint",
-  "version": "1.0.9",
+  "version": "1.0.10",
   "description": "",
   "main": "index.js",
   "repository": {