diff --git a/packages/jest-config/src/resolveConfigPath.ts b/packages/jest-config/src/resolveConfigPath.ts
index 8ad966b27a75..88fe99a350e5 100644
--- a/packages/jest-config/src/resolveConfigPath.ts
+++ b/packages/jest-config/src/resolveConfigPath.ts
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ const resolveConfigPathByTraversing = (
   }
 
   if (configFiles.length > 0) {
-    return configFiles[0] ?? packageJson;
+    return configFiles[0];
   }
 
   // This is the system root.