diff --git a/packages/babel-plugin-jest-hoist/src/__tests__/__snapshots__/hoistPlugin.test.ts.snap b/packages/babel-plugin-jest-hoist/src/__tests__/__snapshots__/hoistPlugin.test.ts.snap
index a2864eca1d10..4c69eaa605c1 100644
--- a/packages/babel-plugin-jest-hoist/src/__tests__/__snapshots__/hoistPlugin.test.ts.snap
+++ b/packages/babel-plugin-jest-hoist/src/__tests__/__snapshots__/hoistPlugin.test.ts.snap
@@ -298,8 +298,8 @@ jest.mock('someModule', () => {
       ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓
 
 _getJestObj().mock('someModule', () => {
-  expect(_getJestObj().mock('someNode')).toBe(1);
   require('x');
+  expect(_getJestObj().mock('someNode')).toBe(1);
 });
 function _getJestObj() {
   const {jest} = require('@jest/globals');
diff --git a/packages/babel-plugin-jest-hoist/src/index.ts b/packages/babel-plugin-jest-hoist/src/index.ts
index 654e5d77563e..f0d10cb00134 100644
--- a/packages/babel-plugin-jest-hoist/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/babel-plugin-jest-hoist/src/index.ts
@@ -288,7 +288,10 @@ const extractJestObjExprIfHoistable = (expr: NodePath): JestObjInfo | null => {
   // Important: Call the function check last
   // It might throw an error to display to the user,
   // which should only happen if we're already sure it's a call on the Jest object.
-  const functionIsHoistable = FUNCTIONS[propertyName]?.(args) ?? false;
+  const functionIsHoistable =
+    expr.parentPath.isExpressionStatement() &&
+    (FUNCTIONS[propertyName]?.(args) ?? false);
+
   let functionHasHoistableScope = functionIsHoistable;
   for (
     let path: NodePath<Node> | null = expr;