diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 01f3284eb17e..bf804295d94e 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 - `[jest-haste-map]` Don't use partial results if file crawl errors ([#12420](https://github.com/facebook/jest/pull/12420))
 - `[jest-jasmine2, jest-types]` [**BREAKING**] Move all `jasmine` specific types from `@jest/types` to its own package ([#12125](https://github.com/facebook/jest/pull/12125))
 - `[jest-matcher-utils]` Pass maxWidth to `pretty-format` to avoid printing every element in arrays by default ([#12402](https://github.com/facebook/jest/pull/12402))
+- `[jest-runtime]` Permit tests in node_modules ([#12438](https://github.com/facebook/jest/pull/12438))
 
 ### Chore & Maintenance
 
diff --git a/packages/jest-runtime/src/index.ts b/packages/jest-runtime/src/index.ts
index 363eef8f90cb..c3e5958153d6 100644
--- a/packages/jest-runtime/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/jest-runtime/src/index.ts
@@ -386,7 +386,7 @@ export default class Runtime {
       name: config.name,
       platforms: config.haste.platforms || ['ios', 'android'],
       resetCache: options?.resetCache,
-      retainAllFiles: false,
+      retainAllFiles: true,
       rootDir: config.rootDir,
       roots: config.roots,
       throwOnModuleCollision: config.haste.throwOnModuleCollision,