diff --git a/packages/jest-runner/src/runTest.ts b/packages/jest-runner/src/runTest.ts
index 40b69f771207..1fcb193430c8 100644
--- a/packages/jest-runner/src/runTest.ts
+++ b/packages/jest-runner/src/runTest.ts
@@ -270,6 +270,7 @@ async function runTestInternal(
 
   // if we don't have `getVmContext` on the env skip coverage
   const collectV8Coverage =
+    globalConfig.collectCoverage &&
     globalConfig.coverageProvider === 'v8' &&
     typeof environment.getVmContext === 'function';