diff --git a/packages/jest-runtime/src/index.ts b/packages/jest-runtime/src/index.ts
index 7be6cf2db53d..22f2abe29a61 100644
--- a/packages/jest-runtime/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/jest-runtime/src/index.ts
@@ -689,7 +689,7 @@ export default class Runtime {
   async unstable_importModule(
     from: string,
     moduleName?: string,
-  ): Promise<void> {
+  ): Promise<VMModule | void> {
     invariant(
       runtimeSupportsVmModules,
       'You need to run with a version of node that supports ES Modules in the VM API. See https://jestjs.io/docs/ecmascript-modules',