diff --git a/packages/jest-resolve/package.json b/packages/jest-resolve/package.json
index ad7c5822dfe2..7dc336af75c3 100644
--- a/packages/jest-resolve/package.json
+++ b/packages/jest-resolve/package.json
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     "jest-pnp-resolver": "^1.2.1",
     "read-pkg-up": "^7.0.1",
     "realpath-native": "^2.0.0",
-    "resolve": "^1.16.1",
+    "resolve": "^1.17.0",
     "slash": "^3.0.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
diff --git a/packages/jest-resolve/src/defaultResolver.ts b/packages/jest-resolve/src/defaultResolver.ts
index 4e990f8b65c1..30a7d7948881 100644
--- a/packages/jest-resolve/src/defaultResolver.ts
+++ b/packages/jest-resolve/src/defaultResolver.ts
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ export default function defaultResolver(
     moduleDirectory: options.moduleDirectory,
     paths: options.paths,
     preserveSymlinks: false,
+    // @ts-ignore: https://github.com/DefinitelyTyped/DefinitelyTyped/pull/44137
+    realpathSync: realpath,
   });
 
   try {
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 8f72804d1d06..5cdbc006208c 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -12708,10 +12708,10 @@ resolve@1.1.7:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/resolve/-/resolve-1.1.7.tgz#203114d82ad2c5ed9e8e0411b3932875e889e97b"
   integrity sha1-IDEU2CrSxe2ejgQRs5ModeiJ6Xs=
 
-resolve@^1.1.6, resolve@^1.10.0, resolve@^1.12.0, resolve@^1.13.1, resolve@^1.15.0, resolve@^1.15.1, resolve@^1.16.1, resolve@^1.3.2, resolve@^1.5.0, resolve@^1.8.1:
-  version "1.16.1"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/resolve/-/resolve-1.16.1.tgz#49fac5d8bacf1fd53f200fa51247ae736175832c"
-  integrity sha512-rmAglCSqWWMrrBv/XM6sW0NuRFiKViw/W4d9EbC4pt+49H8JwHy+mcGmALTEg504AUDcLTvb1T2q3E9AnmY+ig==
+resolve@^1.1.6, resolve@^1.10.0, resolve@^1.12.0, resolve@^1.13.1, resolve@^1.15.0, resolve@^1.15.1, resolve@^1.17.0, resolve@^1.3.2, resolve@^1.5.0, resolve@^1.8.1:
+  version "1.17.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/resolve/-/resolve-1.17.0.tgz#b25941b54968231cc2d1bb76a79cb7f2c0bf8444"
+  integrity sha512-ic+7JYiV8Vi2yzQGFWOkiZD5Z9z7O2Zhm9XMaTxdJExKasieFCr+yXZ/WmXsckHiKl12ar0y6XiXDx3m4RHn1w==
   dependencies:
     path-parse "^1.0.6"