diff --git a/config/helpers/is_eslint.js b/config/helpers/is_eslint.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..5dfb7e533e4d71ac412504126dded7b5e7d947d9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/helpers/is_eslint.js
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+/**
+ * Returns true if the given module is required from eslint
+ */
+const isESLint = mod => {
+  let parent = mod.parent;
+
+  while (parent) {
+    if (parent.filename.includes('/eslint')) {
+      return true;
+    }
+
+    parent = parent.parent;
+  }
+
+  return false;
+};
+
+module.exports = isESLint;
diff --git a/jest.config.base.js b/jest.config.base.js
index 15fa30752ed5a11aca4e94a7d14d7d74b8d78043..1a1fd4e7b620b4289a0541bef279a197872147ec 100644
--- a/jest.config.base.js
+++ b/jest.config.base.js
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 const IS_EE = require('./config/helpers/is_ee_env');
+const isESLint = require('./config/helpers/is_eslint');
 
 module.exports = path => {
   const reporters = ['default'];
@@ -24,9 +25,7 @@ module.exports = path => {
 
   // workaround for eslint-import-resolver-jest only resolving in test files
   // see https://github.com/JoinColony/eslint-import-resolver-jest#note
-  const { filename: parentModuleName } = module.parent;
-  const isESLint = parentModuleName && parentModuleName.includes('/eslint-import-resolver-jest/');
-  if (isESLint) {
+  if (isESLint(module)) {
     testMatch = testMatch.map(path => path.replace('_spec.js', ''));
   }