diff --git a/packages/babel-core/src/config/config-chain.js b/packages/babel-core/src/config/config-chain.js
index 258b2c725c..f46d0ee2ac 100644
--- a/packages/babel-core/src/config/config-chain.js
+++ b/packages/babel-core/src/config/config-chain.js
@@ -190,6 +190,7 @@ export function buildRootChain(
     ({ ignore: ignoreFile, config: babelrcFile } = findRelativeConfig(
       pkgData,
       context.envName,
+      context.caller,
     ));
 
     if (