diff --git a/sphinx/ext/autosummary/__init__.py b/sphinx/ext/autosummary/__init__.py
index 4fd44ac67b4..a53b125d576 100644
--- a/sphinx/ext/autosummary/__init__.py
+++ b/sphinx/ext/autosummary/__init__.py
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ def get_items(self, names):
                 self.warn('failed to import object %s' % real_name)
                 items.append((display_name, '', '', real_name))
                 continue
-            if not documenter.check_module():
+            if documenter.options.members and not documenter.check_module():
                 continue
 
             # try to also get a source code analyzer for attribute docs