diff --git a/packages/jest-resolve/src/__tests__/resolve.test.ts b/packages/jest-resolve/src/__tests__/resolve.test.ts
index 1bc9c447f190..420c14f49c5d 100644
--- a/packages/jest-resolve/src/__tests__/resolve.test.ts
+++ b/packages/jest-resolve/src/__tests__/resolve.test.ts
@@ -764,6 +764,12 @@ describe('Resolver.getModulePaths() -> nodeModulesPaths()', () => {
   });
 
   it('can resolve node modules relative to absolute paths in "moduleDirectories" on Windows platforms', () => {
+    // preload `resolve` as it uses `path` to create a string passed to
+    // `require`, and backslashes doesn't work on macOS or linux.
+    // https://github.com/browserify/resolve/blob/775fd8ef64b543435c2290728fab2e5e83437ce9/lib/core.js#L6
+    if (process.platform !== 'win32') {
+      require('resolve');
+    }
     jest.doMock('path', () => _path.win32);
     const path = require('path');
     const Resolver = require('../').default;
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 5ef9f5d9c7bb..028fca8fcab5 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -11927,7 +11927,7 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"is-core-module@npm:^2.1.0, is-core-module@npm:^2.11.0, is-core-module@npm:^2.5.0, is-core-module@npm:^2.8.1":
+"is-core-module@npm:^2.1.0, is-core-module@npm:^2.11.0, is-core-module@npm:^2.12.0, is-core-module@npm:^2.5.0, is-core-module@npm:^2.8.1":
   version: 2.12.1
   resolution: "is-core-module@npm:2.12.1"
   dependencies:
@@ -18266,15 +18266,15 @@ __metadata:
   linkType: hard
 
 "resolve@npm:^1.1.6, resolve@npm:^1.10.0, resolve@npm:^1.14.2, resolve@npm:^1.19.0, resolve@npm:^1.20.0, resolve@npm:^1.22.1, resolve@npm:^1.3.2, resolve@npm:~1.22.1":
-  version: 1.22.2
-  resolution: "resolve@npm:1.22.2"
+  version: 1.22.3
+  resolution: "resolve@npm:1.22.3"
   dependencies:
-    is-core-module: ^2.11.0
+    is-core-module: ^2.12.0
     path-parse: ^1.0.7
     supports-preserve-symlinks-flag: ^1.0.0
   bin:
     resolve: bin/resolve
-  checksum: 7e5df75796ebd429445d102d5824482ee7e567f0070b2b45897b29bb4f613dcbc262e0257b8aeedb3089330ccaea0d6a0464df1a77b2992cf331dcda0f4cb549
+  checksum: fb834b81348428cb545ff1b828a72ea28feb5a97c026a1cf40aa1008352c72811ff4d4e71f2035273dc536dcfcae20c13604ba6283c612d70fa0b6e44519c374
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
@@ -18289,15 +18289,15 @@ __metadata:
   linkType: hard
 
 "resolve@patch:resolve@^1.1.6#~builtin<compat/resolve>, resolve@patch:resolve@^1.10.0#~builtin<compat/resolve>, resolve@patch:resolve@^1.14.2#~builtin<compat/resolve>, resolve@patch:resolve@^1.19.0#~builtin<compat/resolve>, resolve@patch:resolve@^1.20.0#~builtin<compat/resolve>, resolve@patch:resolve@^1.22.1#~builtin<compat/resolve>, resolve@patch:resolve@^1.3.2#~builtin<compat/resolve>, resolve@patch:resolve@~1.22.1#~builtin<compat/resolve>":
-  version: 1.22.2
-  resolution: "resolve@patch:resolve@npm%3A1.22.2#~builtin<compat/resolve>::version=1.22.2&hash=c3c19d"
+  version: 1.22.3
+  resolution: "resolve@patch:resolve@npm%3A1.22.3#~builtin<compat/resolve>::version=1.22.3&hash=c3c19d"
   dependencies:
-    is-core-module: ^2.11.0
+    is-core-module: ^2.12.0
     path-parse: ^1.0.7
     supports-preserve-symlinks-flag: ^1.0.0
   bin:
     resolve: bin/resolve
-  checksum: 66cc788f13b8398de18eb4abb3aed90435c84bb8935953feafcf7231ba4cd191b2c10b4a87b1e9681afc34fb138c705f91f7330ff90bfa36f457e5584076a2b8
+  checksum: ad59734723b596d0891321c951592ed9015a77ce84907f89c9d9307dd0c06e11a67906a3e628c4cae143d3e44898603478af0ddeb2bba3f229a9373efe342665
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard