diff --git a/packages/jest-config/src/__tests__/normalize.test.ts b/packages/jest-config/src/__tests__/normalize.test.ts
index 3a29e19d6337..924391a49335 100644
--- a/packages/jest-config/src/__tests__/normalize.test.ts
+++ b/packages/jest-config/src/__tests__/normalize.test.ts
@@ -754,6 +754,19 @@ describe('testEnvironment', () => {
     );
   });
 
+  it('resolves to node environment by default', async () => {
+    const {options} = await normalize(
+      {
+        rootDir: '/root',
+      },
+      {} as Config.Argv,
+    );
+
+    expect(options.testEnvironment).toEqual(
+      require.resolve('jest-environment-node'),
+    );
+  });
+
   it('throws on invalid environment names', async () => {
     await expect(
       normalize(
diff --git a/packages/jest-config/src/normalize.ts b/packages/jest-config/src/normalize.ts
index c13e0d3b4d40..71aa54e53d60 100644
--- a/packages/jest-config/src/normalize.ts
+++ b/packages/jest-config/src/normalize.ts
@@ -608,7 +608,9 @@ export default async function normalize(
 
   options.testEnvironment = resolveTestEnvironment({
     rootDir: options.rootDir,
-    testEnvironment: options.testEnvironment || DEFAULT_CONFIG.testEnvironment,
+    testEnvironment:
+      options.testEnvironment ||
+      require.resolve(DEFAULT_CONFIG.testEnvironment),
   });
 
   if (!options.roots && options.testPathDirs) {
@@ -1054,7 +1056,8 @@ export default async function normalize(
   }
 
   newOptions.testSequencer = resolveSequencer(newOptions.resolver, {
-    filePath: options.testSequencer || DEFAULT_CONFIG.testSequencer,
+    filePath:
+      options.testSequencer || require.resolve(DEFAULT_CONFIG.testSequencer),
     rootDir: options.rootDir,
   });