diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index e3376f7ee7dd..7c8996c10fc9 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 ### Fixes
 
 - `[jest-config]` Treat `setupFilesAfterEnv` like `setupFiles` when normalizing configs against presets ([#9495](https://github.com/facebook/jest/pull/9495))
+- `[jest-haste-map]` Return correctly from crawler if `readdir` errors ([#9549](https://github.com/facebook/jest/pull/9549))
 - `[jest-matcher-utils]` Fix diff highlight of symbol-keyed object. ([#9499](https://github.com/facebook/jest/pull/9499))
 - `[jest-resolve]` Fix module identity preservation with symlinks and browser field resolution ([#9511](https://github.com/facebook/jest/pull/9511))
 - `[jest-resolve]` Do not confuse directories with files ([#8912](https://github.com/facebook/jest/pull/8912))
diff --git a/packages/jest-haste-map/src/crawlers/node.ts b/packages/jest-haste-map/src/crawlers/node.ts
index 833f51f80f14..ac1474e96280 100644
--- a/packages/jest-haste-map/src/crawlers/node.ts
+++ b/packages/jest-haste-map/src/crawlers/node.ts
@@ -35,7 +35,9 @@ function find(
     fs.readdir(directory, {withFileTypes: true}, (err, entries) => {
       activeCalls--;
       if (err) {
-        callback(result);
+        if (activeCalls === 0) {
+          callback(result);
+        }
         return;
       }
       // node < v10.10 does not support the withFileTypes option, and