diff --git a/packages/babel-core/src/config/config-chain.ts b/packages/babel-core/src/config/config-chain.ts
index 0ebf606312f7..ab93397c75ca 100644
--- a/packages/babel-core/src/config/config-chain.ts
+++ b/packages/babel-core/src/config/config-chain.ts
@@ -779,6 +779,20 @@ function configFieldIsApplicable(
   return matchesPatterns(context, patterns, dirname);
 }
 
+/**
+ * Print the ignoreList-values in a more helpful way than the default.
+ */
+function ignoreListReplacer(
+  _key: string,
+  value: IgnoreList | IgnoreItem,
+): IgnoreList | IgnoreItem | string {
+  if (value instanceof RegExp) {
+    return String(value);
+  }
+
+  return value;
+}
+
 /**
  * Tests if a filename should be ignored based on "ignore" and "only" options.
  */
@@ -793,6 +807,7 @@ function shouldIgnore(
       context.filename ?? "(unknown)"
     }" because it matches one of \`ignore: ${JSON.stringify(
       ignore,
+      ignoreListReplacer,
     )}\` from "${dirname}"`;
     debug(message);
     if (context.showConfig) {
@@ -806,6 +821,7 @@ function shouldIgnore(
       context.filename ?? "(unknown)"
     }" because it fails to match one of \`only: ${JSON.stringify(
       only,
+      ignoreListReplacer,
     )}\` from "${dirname}"`;
     debug(message);
     if (context.showConfig) {