diff --git a/packages/jest-runner/src/runTest.ts b/packages/jest-runner/src/runTest.ts
index a4c3677ba6b7..1b8d3c72862c 100644
--- a/packages/jest-runner/src/runTest.ts
+++ b/packages/jest-runner/src/runTest.ts
@@ -110,7 +110,9 @@ async function runTestInternal(
     await transformer.requireAndTranspileModule(testEnvironment);
   const testFramework: TestFramework =
     await transformer.requireAndTranspileModule(
-      process.env.JEST_JASMINE === '1' ? 'jest-jasmine2' : config.testRunner,
+      process.env.JEST_JASMINE === '1'
+        ? require.resolve('jest-jasmine2')
+        : config.testRunner,
     );
   const Runtime: typeof RuntimeClass = interopRequireDefault(
     config.moduleLoader