diff --git a/packages/core/core/src/RequestTracker.js b/packages/core/core/src/RequestTracker.js
index c318546ae00..4da53bbb4e4 100644
--- a/packages/core/core/src/RequestTracker.js
+++ b/packages/core/core/src/RequestTracker.js
@@ -764,15 +764,19 @@ export class RequestGraph extends ContentGraph<
           let fileNameNodeId = this.getNodeIdByContentKey(
             'file_name:' + basename,
           );
+
           // Find potential file nodes to be invalidated if this file name pattern matches
-          let above = this.getNodeIdsConnectedTo(
+          let above: Array<FileNode> = [];
+          for (const nodeId of this.getNodeIdsConnectedTo(
             fileNameNodeId,
             requestGraphEdgeTypes.invalidated_by_create_above,
-          ).map(nodeId => {
+          )) {
             let node = nullthrows(this.getNode(nodeId));
-            invariant(node.type === 'file');
-            return node;
-          });
+            // these might also be `glob` nodes which get handled below, we only care about files here.
+            if (node.type === 'file') {
+              above.push(node);
+            }
+          }
 
           if (above.length > 0) {
             didInvalidate = true;