diff --git a/src/test/ns3tcp/wscript b/src/test/ns3tcp/wscript
index 514353eab..29da7c0c6 100644
--- a/src/test/ns3tcp/wscript
+++ b/src/test/ns3tcp/wscript
@@ -7,8 +7,11 @@ def configure(conf):
     # should not be built if this is a static build on Darwin.  They
     # don't work there for the ns3tcp module, and this is probably
     # because the ns3tcp module has no source files.
+    #
+    # Note that because this module is in a subdirectory of test, its
+    # name in the modules list is "test/ns3tcp".
     if conf.env['ENABLE_STATIC_NS3'] and sys.platform == 'darwin':
-        conf.env['MODULES_NOT_BUILT'].append('ns3tcp')
+        conf.env['MODULES_NOT_BUILT'].append('test/ns3tcp')
 
 def build(bld):
     # Don't do anything for this module if it should not be built.
diff --git a/src/test/ns3wifi/wscript b/src/test/ns3wifi/wscript
index 13feb446c..336610d82 100644
--- a/src/test/ns3wifi/wscript
+++ b/src/test/ns3wifi/wscript
@@ -7,8 +7,11 @@ def configure(conf):
     # should not be built if this is a static build on Darwin.  They
     # don't work there for the ns3wifi module, and this is probably
     # because the ns3wifi module has no source files.
+    #
+    # Note that because this module is in a subdirectory of test, its
+    # name in the modules list is "test/ns3wifi".
     if conf.env['ENABLE_STATIC_NS3'] and sys.platform == 'darwin':
-        conf.env['MODULES_NOT_BUILT'].append('ns3wifi')
+        conf.env['MODULES_NOT_BUILT'].append('test/ns3wifi')
 
 def build(bld):
     # Don't do anything for this module if it should not be built.