diff --git a/packages/jest-core/src/runJest.ts b/packages/jest-core/src/runJest.ts
index b0906aeb616e..dde3239c8a8c 100644
--- a/packages/jest-core/src/runJest.ts
+++ b/packages/jest-core/src/runJest.ts
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ export default (async function runJest({
 
     if (
       globalConfig.passWithNoTests ||
-      globalConfig.findRelatedTests ||
+      globalConfig.findRelatedTests.length ||
       globalConfig.lastCommit ||
       globalConfig.onlyChanged
     ) {
diff --git a/packages/jest-reporters/src/summary_reporter.ts b/packages/jest-reporters/src/summary_reporter.ts
index 6e60fde4d3ea..54c267531589 100644
--- a/packages/jest-reporters/src/summary_reporter.ts
+++ b/packages/jest-reporters/src/summary_reporter.ts
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ export default class SummaryReporter extends BaseReporter {
     globalConfig: Config.GlobalConfig,
   ) {
     const getMatchingTestsInfo = () => {
-      const prefix = globalConfig.findRelatedTests
+      const prefix = globalConfig.findRelatedTests.length
         ? ' related to files matching '
         : ' matching ';