diff --git a/root/meta/naming/CMakeLists.txt b/root/meta/naming/CMakeLists.txt
index 9f847b5998..5f68483409 100644
--- a/root/meta/naming/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/root/meta/naming/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1 +1,5 @@
-ROOTTEST_ADD_AUTOMACROS(DEPENDS namingMatches.cxx)
+# The test assumes we have _rdict.pcm files which we do not generate for runtime
+# cxxmodules.
+if (NOT ROOT_runtime_cxxmodules_FOUND)
+  ROOTTEST_ADD_AUTOMACROS(DEPENDS namingMatches.cxx)
+endif()