diff --git a/R/cpp11.R b/R/cpp11.R
index a5f5b666d..56d4de224 100644
--- a/R/cpp11.R
+++ b/R/cpp11.R
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ use_cpp11 <- function() {
   check_installed("cpp11")
   check_is_package("use_cpp11()")
   check_uses_roxygen("use_cpp11()")
+  check_has_package_doc("use_cpp11()")
   use_src()
 
   use_dependency("cpp11", "LinkingTo")
diff --git a/tests/testthat/test-cpp11.R b/tests/testthat/test-cpp11.R
index d7abd2bc9..b26be2060 100644
--- a/tests/testthat/test-cpp11.R
+++ b/tests/testthat/test-cpp11.R
@@ -7,10 +7,14 @@ test_that("use_cpp11() requires a package", {
 test_that("use_cpp11() creates files/dirs, edits DESCRIPTION and .gitignore", {
   create_local_package()
   use_roxygen_md()
+  use_package_doc()
 
   local_interactive(FALSE)
   local_check_installed()
-  local_mocked_bindings(check_cpp_register_deps = function() invisible())
+  local_mocked_bindings(
+    check_cpp_register_deps = function() invisible()
+    # project_name = function() "testpkg"
+  )
 
   use_cpp11()
 
@@ -23,7 +27,7 @@ test_that("use_cpp11() creates files/dirs, edits DESCRIPTION and .gitignore", {
   expect_true(all(c("*.o", "*.so", "*.dll") %in% ignores))
 
   namespace <- read_utf8(proj_path("NAMESPACE"))
-  expect_true("# Generated by roxygen2: do not edit by hand" %in% namespace)
+  expect_true(any(grepl("useDynLib", namespace)))
 })
 
 test_that("check_cpp_register_deps is silent if all installed, emits todo if not", {