diff --git a/tests/qunit/.jshintrc b/tests/qunit/.jshintrc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..11debebc65
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/qunit/.jshintrc
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+{
+	"globals": {
+        "asyncTest"      : false,
+        "deepEqual"      : false,
+        "equal"          : false,
+        "expect"         : false,
+        "module"         : false,
+        "notDeepEqual"   : false,
+        "notEqual"       : false,
+        "notStrictEqual" : false,
+        "ok"             : false,
+        "QUnit"          : false,
+        "raises"         : false,
+        "start"          : false,
+        "stop"           : false,
+        "strictEqual"    : false,
+        "test"           : false
+	}
+}
diff --git a/tests/qunit/wp-admin/js/password-strength-meter.js b/tests/qunit/wp-admin/js/password-strength-meter.js
index 1c906556bb..e92522700b 100644
--- a/tests/qunit/wp-admin/js/password-strength-meter.js
+++ b/tests/qunit/wp-admin/js/password-strength-meter.js
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+/* global passwordStrength, wp, jQuery */
 jQuery( function() {
 	module( 'password-strength-meter' );