diff --git a/internal/lint-configs/eslint-config/src/configs/pnpm.test.ts b/internal/lint-configs/eslint-config/src/configs/pnpm.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1edfe95b9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/lint-configs/eslint-config/src/configs/pnpm.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+import { describe, expect, it } from 'vitest';
+
+import { pnpm } from './pnpm';
+
+describe('pnpm eslint config', () => {
+  it('reports invalid catalog entries without applying autofixes', async () => {
+    const [packageJsonConfig] = await pnpm();
+
+    expect(packageJsonConfig?.rules?.['pnpm/json-valid-catalog']).toEqual([
+      'error',
+      { autofix: false },
+    ]);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/internal/lint-configs/eslint-config/src/configs/pnpm.ts b/internal/lint-configs/eslint-config/src/configs/pnpm.ts
index 5fe5afbf0..e2a45a874 100644
--- a/internal/lint-configs/eslint-config/src/configs/pnpm.ts
+++ b/internal/lint-configs/eslint-config/src/configs/pnpm.ts
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ export async function pnpm(): Promise<Linter.Config[]> {
       rules: {
         'pnpm/json-enforce-catalog': 'error',
         'pnpm/json-prefer-workspace-settings': 'error',
-        'pnpm/json-valid-catalog': 'error',
+        'pnpm/json-valid-catalog': ['error', { autofix: false }],
       },
     },
     {