diff --git a/code/lib/cli/src/automigrate/fixes/missing-babelrc.test.ts b/code/lib/cli/src/automigrate/fixes/missing-babelrc.test.ts
index 6c7b548235f2..1f896ed5e8e8 100644
--- a/code/lib/cli/src/automigrate/fixes/missing-babelrc.test.ts
+++ b/code/lib/cli/src/automigrate/fixes/missing-babelrc.test.ts
@@ -75,6 +75,19 @@ describe('missing-babelrc fix', () => {
     await expect(check({ packageJson })).resolves.toBeNull();
   });
 
+  it('skips when using CRA preset', async () => {
+    const packageJson = {
+      devDependencies: {
+        '@storybook/react': '^7.0.0',
+        '@storybook/react-webpack5': '^7.0.0',
+      },
+    };
+
+    await expect(
+      check({ packageJson, main: { addons: ['@storybook/preset-create-react-app'] } })
+    ).resolves.toBeNull();
+  });
+
   it('prompts when babelrc file is missing and framework does not provide babel config', async () => {
     const packageJson = {
       devDependencies: {
diff --git a/code/lib/cli/src/automigrate/fixes/missing-babelrc.ts b/code/lib/cli/src/automigrate/fixes/missing-babelrc.ts
index 7fda44e0a0cb..6ef7fa56202f 100644
--- a/code/lib/cli/src/automigrate/fixes/missing-babelrc.ts
+++ b/code/lib/cli/src/automigrate/fixes/missing-babelrc.ts
@@ -57,7 +57,14 @@ export const missingBabelRc: Fix<MissingBabelRcOptions> = {
     const frameworkPackage =
       typeof frameworkField === 'string' ? frameworkField : frameworkField?.name;
 
-    if (frameworksThatNeedBabelConfig.includes(frameworkPackage)) {
+    const addons: any[] = main.getFieldValue(['addons']) || [];
+
+    const hasCraPreset = addons.find((addon) => {
+      const name = typeof addon === 'string' ? addon : addon.name;
+      return name === '@storybook/preset-create-react-app';
+    });
+
+    if (frameworksThatNeedBabelConfig.includes(frameworkPackage) && !hasCraPreset) {
       const config = await loadPartialConfigAsync({
         babelrc: true,
       });