diff --git a/registry/Module_registry.mk b/registry/Module_registry.mk
index 907b90f1434b..89dd1001c11c 100644
--- a/registry/Module_registry.mk
+++ b/registry/Module_registry.mk
@@ -22,10 +22,13 @@ $(eval $(call gb_Module_add_targets,registry,\
 
 ifneq ($(OS),IOS) # missing regmerge (see above), needed within test
 
+ifeq ($(ENABLE_MACOSX_SANDBOX),) # ditto
+
 $(eval $(call gb_Module_add_check_targets,registry, \
     CustomTarget_regcompare_test \
 ))
 
+endif
 endif
 
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