diff --git a/.changeset/tasty-stingrays-add.md b/.changeset/tasty-stingrays-add.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2f2c3da67
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/tasty-stingrays-add.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@rnx-kit/eslint-plugin": patch
+---
+
+Cache access to `NODE_ENV`
diff --git a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/no-export-all.js b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/no-export-all.js
index d1b7b16b7..147c826d8 100644
--- a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/no-export-all.js
+++ b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/no-export-all.js
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ const DEFAULT_CONFIG = {
   eslintScopeManager: true,
 };
 
+const NODE_ENV = process.env.NODE_ENV;
+
 /**
  * Returns whether there are any named exports.
  * @param {NamedExports?} namedExports
@@ -93,7 +95,7 @@ const resolveFrom =
   /** @type {() => (fromDir: string, moduleId: string) => string} */
   (
     () => {
-      if (process.env.NODE_ENV === "test") {
+      if (NODE_ENV === "test") {
         return (_, moduleId) => moduleId;
       }