diff --git a/packages/jest-util/src/requireOrImportModule.ts b/packages/jest-util/src/requireOrImportModule.ts
index a2709f0a8aee..bd93854d3e71 100644
--- a/packages/jest-util/src/requireOrImportModule.ts
+++ b/packages/jest-util/src/requireOrImportModule.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ export default async function requireOrImportModule<T>(
   filePath: Config.Path,
   applyInteropRequireDefault = true,
 ): Promise<T> {
-  if (!isAbsolute(filePath)) {
+  if (!isAbsolute(filePath) && filePath[0] === '.') {
     throw new Error(
       `Jest: requireOrImportModule path must be absolute, was "${filePath}"`,
     );