diff --git a/packages/jest-cli/src/cli/index.js b/packages/jest-cli/src/cli/index.js
index c13a6fd981ff..deaed8ada780 100644
--- a/packages/jest-cli/src/cli/index.js
+++ b/packages/jest-cli/src/cli/index.js
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ const _buildContextsAndHasteMaps = async (
         console: new Console(outputStream, outputStream),
         maxWorkers: globalConfig.maxWorkers,
         resetCache: !config.cache,
-        watch: globalConfig.watch,
+        watch: globalConfig.watch || globalConfig.watchAll,
         watchman: globalConfig.watchman,
       });
       hasteMapInstances[index] = hasteMapInstance;