diff --git a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/_tools/eslint/rules/no-multiple-empty-lines/lib/main.js b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/_tools/eslint/rules/no-multiple-empty-lines/lib/main.js
index e1d6426124bd..458d344cf9e5 100644
--- a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/_tools/eslint/rules/no-multiple-empty-lines/lib/main.js
+++ b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/_tools/eslint/rules/no-multiple-empty-lines/lib/main.js
@@ -169,6 +169,7 @@ function main( context ) {
 
 rule = {
 	'meta': {
+		'type': 'layout',
 		'docs': {
 			'description': 'enforce that code does not contain multiple blank lines'
 		},