diff --git a/packages/expect/__typechecks__/tsconfig.json b/packages/expect/__typechecks__/tsconfig.json
index c1fad13ef425..e77a8348635f 100644
--- a/packages/expect/__typechecks__/tsconfig.json
+++ b/packages/expect/__typechecks__/tsconfig.json
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 {
-  "extends": "../../../tsconfig.json",
+  "extends": "@tsconfig/node10/tsconfig.json",
   "compilerOptions": {
-    "skipLibCheck": true
-  }
+    "isolatedModules": true,
+    "skipLibCheck": true,
+    "strict": true
+  },
+  "include": ["**/*"]
 }
diff --git a/packages/jest-types/__typechecks__/tsconfig.json b/packages/jest-types/__typechecks__/tsconfig.json
index c1fad13ef425..e77a8348635f 100644
--- a/packages/jest-types/__typechecks__/tsconfig.json
+++ b/packages/jest-types/__typechecks__/tsconfig.json
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 {
-  "extends": "../../../tsconfig.json",
+  "extends": "@tsconfig/node10/tsconfig.json",
   "compilerOptions": {
-    "skipLibCheck": true
-  }
+    "isolatedModules": true,
+    "skipLibCheck": true,
+    "strict": true
+  },
+  "include": ["**/*"]
 }