diff --git a/packages/jest-reporters/src/__tests__/coverage_reporter.test.js b/packages/jest-reporters/src/__tests__/coverage_reporter.test.js
index 0f1a5d12fed1..c41b38f052b3 100644
--- a/packages/jest-reporters/src/__tests__/coverage_reporter.test.js
+++ b/packages/jest-reporters/src/__tests__/coverage_reporter.test.js
@@ -429,10 +429,10 @@ describe('onRunComplete', () => {
       .onRunComplete(new Set(), {}, mockAggResults)
       .then(() => {
         expect(istanbulReports.create).toHaveBeenCalledWith('json', {
-          maxCols: process.stdout.columns || Infinity,
+          maxCols: 10,
         });
         expect(istanbulReports.create).toHaveBeenCalledWith('lcov', {
-          maxCols: process.stdout.columns || Infinity,
+          maxCols: 10,
           projectRoot: './',
         });
         expect(testReporter.getLastError()).toBeUndefined();
diff --git a/packages/jest-reporters/src/coverage_reporter.ts b/packages/jest-reporters/src/coverage_reporter.ts
index 5722287cec91..234f632643b6 100644
--- a/packages/jest-reporters/src/coverage_reporter.ts
+++ b/packages/jest-reporters/src/coverage_reporter.ts
@@ -110,8 +110,8 @@ export default class CoverageReporter extends BaseReporter {
         }
         istanbulReports
           .create(reporter, {
-            ...additionalOptions,
             maxCols: process.stdout.columns || Infinity,
+            ...additionalOptions,
           })
           // @ts-ignore
           .execute(reportContext);