diff --git a/Lib/test/test_tools/test_makefile.py b/Lib/test/test_tools/test_makefile.py
index e253bd0049ffa6..f1f0cd87ba7496 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_tools/test_makefile.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_tools/test_makefile.py
@@ -51,7 +51,10 @@ def test_makefile_test_folders(self):
             if not dirs and not files:
                 continue
             # Skip dirs with hidden-only files:
-            if files and all(filename.startswith('.') for filename in files):
+            if files and all(
+                filename.startswith('.') or filename == '__pycache__'
+                for filename in files
+            ):
                 continue
 
             relpath = os.path.relpath(dirpath, support.STDLIB_DIR)