diff --git a/tests/scripts/check-names.sh b/tests/scripts/check-names.sh
index 70c64b9..9492896 100755
--- a/tests/scripts/check-names.sh
+++ b/tests/scripts/check-names.sh
@@ -97,8 +97,9 @@
 LIBRARY="$LIBRARY 3rdparty/everest/library/everest.c 3rdparty/everest/library/x25519.c"
 NL='
 '
-sed -n 's/MBED..._[A-Z0-9_]*/\'"$NL"'&\'"$NL"/gp \
-    $HEADERS $LIBRARY \
+cat $HEADERS $LIBRARY \
+    | grep -v -e '//no-check-names' -e '#error' \
+    | sed -n 's/MBED..._[A-Z0-9_]*/\'"$NL"'&\'"$NL"/gp \
     | grep MBEDTLS | sort -u > _MBEDTLS_XXX
 TYPOS=$( diff _caps _MBEDTLS_XXX | sed -n 's/^> //p' \
             | egrep -v 'XXX|__|_$|^MBEDTLS_.*CONFIG_FILE$' || true )