diff --git a/.changeset/ten-news-impress.md b/.changeset/ten-news-impress.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..230c8b7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/ten-news-impress.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@sveltejs/eslint-config": patch
+---
+
+fix: only allow template literals when needed to avoid an escape sequence
diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index e14c74d..1fe0c70 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ export default [
 		},
 		rules: {
 			'@stylistic/quote-props': ['error', 'as-needed'],
-			'@stylistic/quotes': ['error', 'single', { avoidEscape: true }],
+			'@stylistic/quotes': ['error', 'single', { avoidEscape: true, allowTemplateLiterals: true }],
 			'@typescript-eslint/array-type': ['error', { default: 'array-simple' }],
 			'@typescript-eslint/ban-ts-comment': 'off',
 			'@typescript-eslint/ban-types': 'off',