diff --git a/packages/jest-runtime/src/index.ts b/packages/jest-runtime/src/index.ts
index c96b2912e5e6..80883e4c3187 100644
--- a/packages/jest-runtime/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/jest-runtime/src/index.ts
@@ -312,7 +312,10 @@ class Runtime {
       modulePath = manualMock;
     }
 
-    if (moduleName && this._resolver.isCoreModule(moduleName)) {
+    if (
+      moduleName === 'graceful-fs' ||
+      (moduleName && this._resolver.isCoreModule(moduleName))
+    ) {
       return this._requireCoreModule(moduleName);
     }