diff --git a/packages/jest-resolve/src/__mocks__/package.json b/packages/jest-resolve/src/__mocks__/package.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..2807645e6dca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/jest-resolve/src/__mocks__/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+{
+  "name": "__mocks__",
+  "version": "1.0.0",
+  "dependencies": {
+  }
+}
diff --git a/packages/jest-resolve/src/__tests__/resolve.test.ts b/packages/jest-resolve/src/__tests__/resolve.test.ts
index cfbe99bc841d..3cccd655562e 100644
--- a/packages/jest-resolve/src/__tests__/resolve.test.ts
+++ b/packages/jest-resolve/src/__tests__/resolve.test.ts
@@ -216,8 +216,8 @@ describe('resolveModule', () => {
     const src = require.resolve('../');
     const resolved = resolver.resolveModule(src, 'mockJsDependency', {
       paths: [
-        path.resolve(__dirname, '../../src/__tests__'),
         path.resolve(__dirname, '../../src/__mocks__'),
+        path.resolve(__dirname, '../../src/__tests__'),
       ],
     });
     expect(resolved).toBe(require.resolve('../__mocks__/mockJsDependency.js'));