diff --git a/packages/eslint-config-airbnb-base/rules/variables.js b/packages/eslint-config-airbnb-base/rules/variables.js
index 701340ab56..6fb98bcfb6 100644
--- a/packages/eslint-config-airbnb-base/rules/variables.js
+++ b/packages/eslint-config-airbnb-base/rules/variables.js
@@ -16,7 +16,19 @@ module.exports = {
     'no-label-var': 'error',
 
     // disallow specific globals
-    'no-restricted-globals': ['error', 'isFinite', 'isNaN'].concat(confusingBrowserGlobals),
+    'no-restricted-globals': [
+      'error',
+      {
+        name: 'isFinite',
+        message:
+          'Use Number.isFinite instead https://github.com/airbnb/javascript#standard-library--isfinite',
+      },
+      {
+        name: 'isNaN',
+        message:
+          'Use Number.isNaN instead https://github.com/airbnb/javascript#standard-library--isnan',
+      },
+    ].concat(confusingBrowserGlobals),
 
     // disallow declaration of variables already declared in the outer scope
     'no-shadow': 'error',