diff --git a/packages/react-scripts/scripts/utils/createJestConfig.js b/packages/react-scripts/scripts/utils/createJestConfig.js
index ca316aab5c5..c0d48ad97ed 100644
--- a/packages/react-scripts/scripts/utils/createJestConfig.js
+++ b/packages/react-scripts/scripts/utils/createJestConfig.js
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ module.exports = (resolve, rootDir, isEjecting) => {
   }
   const overrides = Object.assign({}, require(paths.appPackageJson).jest);
   const supportedKeys = [
+    'cacheDirectory',
     'clearMocks',
     'collectCoverageFrom',
     'coveragePathIgnorePatterns',