diff --git a/src/rules/no-expression-statements.ts b/src/rules/no-expression-statements.ts
index 9926ec238..642c0f363 100644
--- a/src/rules/no-expression-statements.ts
+++ b/src/rules/no-expression-statements.ts
@@ -150,6 +150,7 @@ function checkExpressionStatement(
           typescript !== undefined &&
           declaration !== undefined &&
           typescript.isFunctionLike(declaration) &&
+          !typescript.isArrowFunction(declaration) &&
           "body" in declaration &&
           declaration.body !== undefined &&
           typescript.isBlock(declaration.body)