diff --git a/lib/cli-engine/file-enumerator.js b/lib/cli-engine/file-enumerator.js
index 446342a1a93..c2961d71ac0 100644
--- a/lib/cli-engine/file-enumerator.js
+++ b/lib/cli-engine/file-enumerator.js
@@ -213,7 +213,11 @@ class FileEnumerator {
      */
     constructor({
         cwd = process.cwd(),
-        configArrayFactory = new CascadingConfigArrayFactory({ cwd }),
+        configArrayFactory = new CascadingConfigArrayFactory({
+            cwd,
+            eslintRecommendedPath: path.resolve(__dirname, "../../conf/eslint-recommended.js"),
+            eslintAllPath: path.resolve(__dirname, "../../conf/eslint-all.js")
+        }),
         extensions = null,
         globInputPaths = true,
         errorOnUnmatchedPattern = true,
diff --git a/tests/lib/cli-engine/file-enumerator.js b/tests/lib/cli-engine/file-enumerator.js
index 1561b42e105..3ea51a408c8 100644
--- a/tests/lib/cli-engine/file-enumerator.js
+++ b/tests/lib/cli-engine/file-enumerator.js
@@ -488,4 +488,31 @@ describe("FileEnumerator", () => {
             });
         });
     });
+
+    // https://github.com/eslint/eslint/issues/13789
+    describe("constructor default values when config extends eslint:recommended", () => {
+        const root = path.join(os.tmpdir(), "eslint/file-enumerator");
+        const files = {
+            "file.js": "",
+            ".eslintrc.json": JSON.stringify({
+                extends: ["eslint:recommended"]
+            })
+        };
+        const { prepare, cleanup, getPath } = createCustomTeardown({ cwd: root, files });
+
+
+        /** @type {FileEnumerator} */
+        let enumerator;
+
+        beforeEach(async () => {
+            await prepare();
+            enumerator = new FileEnumerator({ cwd: getPath() });
+        });
+
+        afterEach(cleanup);
+
+        it("should not throw an exception iterating files", () => {
+            Array.from(enumerator.iterateFiles(["."]));
+        });
+    });
 });