diff --git a/autodocsumm/__init__.py b/autodocsumm/__init__.py
index 5808308..a191eb0 100755
--- a/autodocsumm/__init__.py
+++ b/autodocsumm/__init__.py
@@ -220,8 +220,16 @@ def get_grouped_documenters(self, all_members=False):
 
         # remove members given by exclude-members
         if self.options.exclude_members:
-            members = [(membername, member) for (membername, member) in members
-                       if membername not in self.options.exclude_members]
+            try:
+                members = [
+                    member for member in members
+                    if member.__name__ not in self.options.exclude_members
+                ]
+            except AttributeError:  # Sphinx<3.4.0
+                members = [
+                    (membername, member) for (membername, member) in members
+                    if membername not in self.options.exclude_members
+                ]
 
         # document non-skipped members
         memberdocumenters = []
diff --git a/tests/test-root/index.rst b/tests/test-root/index.rst
index 4f6b787..528fb4e 100644
--- a/tests/test-root/index.rst
+++ b/tests/test-root/index.rst
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ Example documentation
 
     test_module
     test_module_summary_only
+    test_module_exclude_members
     test_class
     test_class_order
     test_class_summary_only
diff --git a/tests/test-root/test_module_exclude_members.rst b/tests/test-root/test_module_exclude_members.rst
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f2d2c13
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test-root/test_module_exclude_members.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+Docs of dummy test without some members
+=======================================
+
+.. automodule:: dummy
+    :autosummary-exclude-members: InheritedTestClass,
diff --git a/tests/test_autodocsumm.py b/tests/test_autodocsumm.py
index 1fdcb59..1c8edc0 100644
--- a/tests/test_autodocsumm.py
+++ b/tests/test_autodocsumm.py
@@ -484,6 +484,17 @@ def test_automodulesumm_nosignatures(self, app):
 
         assert '()' not in html
 
+    def test_automodulesumm_exclude_members(self, app):
+        """Test building the autosummary of a module with some members
+        excluded from the autosummary."""
+        app.build()
+
+        html = get_html(app, 'test_module_exclude_members.html')
+
+        assert in_autosummary("TestClass", html)
+        assert not in_autosummary("InheritedTestClass", html)
+
+
     def test_empty(self, app):
         app.build()