diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 9f83b1fe2ab3..1f8d4cb3403a 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 
 - `[jest-worker]` When a process runs out of memory worker exits correctly and doesn't spin indefinitely ([#13054](https://github.com/facebook/jest/pull/13054))
 - `[@jest/expect-utils]` Fix deep equality of ImmutableJS Record ([#13055](https://github.com/facebook/jest/pull/13055))
+- `[jest-haste-map]` Increase the maximum possible file size that jest-haste-map can handle ([#13094](https://github.com/facebook/jest/pull/13094))
 
 ### Chore & Maintenance
 
diff --git a/packages/jest-haste-map/src/worker.ts b/packages/jest-haste-map/src/worker.ts
index 4422dbf7017a..13fd786809fc 100644
--- a/packages/jest-haste-map/src/worker.ts
+++ b/packages/jest-haste-map/src/worker.ts
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ export async function worker(data: WorkerMessage): Promise<WorkerMetadata> {
 
   // If a SHA-1 is requested on update, compute it.
   if (computeSha1) {
-    sha1 = sha1hex(getContent() || fs.readFileSync(filePath));
+    sha1 = sha1hex(content || fs.readFileSync(filePath));
   }
 
   return {dependencies, id, module, sha1};