diff --git a/.changeset/violet-plums-sparkle.md b/.changeset/violet-plums-sparkle.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bfe9b7d8cd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/violet-plums-sparkle.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"create-t3-app": patch
+---
+
+Apply drizzle-orm lint rules for `db` keyword only
diff --git a/cli/src/installers/eslint.ts b/cli/src/installers/eslint.ts
index 706447d944..941d7604b9 100644
--- a/cli/src/installers/eslint.ts
+++ b/cli/src/installers/eslint.ts
@@ -28,8 +28,14 @@ const getEslintConfig = ({ usingDrizzle }: { usingDrizzle: boolean }) => {
 
     eslintConfig.rules = {
       ...eslintConfig.rules,
-      "drizzle/enforce-delete-with-where": "error",
-      "drizzle/enforce-update-with-where": "error",
+      "drizzle/enforce-delete-with-where": [
+        "error",
+        { drizzleObjectName: ["db"] },
+      ],
+      "drizzle/enforce-update-with-where": [
+        "error",
+        { drizzleObjectName: ["db"] },
+      ],
     };
   }
   return eslintConfig;