diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index cf47e4302d60..a8b4268543cf 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 ### Fixes
 
 - `[jest-circus]` Fix snapshot matchers in concurrent tests when nr of tests exceeds `maxConcurrency` ([#14335](https://github.com/jestjs/jest/pull/14335))
+- `[@jest/core]` When running global setup and teardown, do not try to change the `message` property of the thrown error object when the `message` property is unwritable ([#14113](https://github.com/jestjs/jest/pull/14113))
 - `[jest-snapshot]` Move `@types/prettier` from `dependencies` to `devDependencies` ([#14328](https://github.com/jestjs/jest/pull/14328))
 - `[jest-reporters]` Add "skipped" and "todo" symbols to Github Actions Reporter ([#14309](https://github.com/jestjs/jest/pull/14309))
 
diff --git a/packages/jest-core/src/runGlobalHook.ts b/packages/jest-core/src/runGlobalHook.ts
index 53dced982bc2..4f8a995ca335 100644
--- a/packages/jest-core/src/runGlobalHook.ts
+++ b/packages/jest-core/src/runGlobalHook.ts
@@ -59,7 +59,14 @@ export default async function runGlobalHook({
           },
         );
       } catch (error) {
-        if (util.types.isNativeError(error)) {
+        if (
+          util.types.isNativeError(error) &&
+          (Object.getOwnPropertyDescriptor(error, 'message')?.writable ||
+            Object.getOwnPropertyDescriptor(
+              Object.getPrototypeOf(error),
+              'message',
+            )?.writable)
+        ) {
           error.message = `Jest: Got error running ${moduleName} - ${modulePath}, reason: ${error.message}`;
 
           throw error;