diff --git a/etg/defs.py b/etg/defs.py
index f72b5e4e..94a175ed 100644
--- a/etg/defs.py
+++ b/etg/defs.py
@@ -23,7 +23,8 @@ ITEMS  = [ 'defs_8h.xml' ]
 
 def run():
     # Parse the XML file(s) building a collection of Extractor objects
-    module = etgtools.ModuleDef(PACKAGE, MODULE, NAME, DOCSTRING)
+    module = etgtools.ModuleDef(PACKAGE, MODULE, NAME, DOCSTRING,
+                                check4unittest=False)
     etgtools.parseDoxyXML(module, ITEMS)
     module.check4unittest = False