diff --git a/MuonSpectrometer/MuonDetDescr/MuonReadoutGeometry/CMakeLists.txt b/MuonSpectrometer/MuonDetDescr/MuonReadoutGeometry/CMakeLists.txt
index 14eb13b7743c6c0eceab4dcef8f74343bc1732fa..390ed295ddaa5b2c6c7f71b10a32485ea9f233f0 100644
--- a/MuonSpectrometer/MuonDetDescr/MuonReadoutGeometry/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/MuonSpectrometer/MuonDetDescr/MuonReadoutGeometry/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ atlas_subdir( MuonReadoutGeometry )
 # Extra dependencies, based on the environment (no MuonCondSvc needed in AthSimulation):
 set( extra_deps )
 set( extra_libs )
-if( NOT "${ATLAS_PROJECT}" STREQUAL "AthSimulation" )
+if( NOT SIMULATIONBASE )
   set( extra_deps MuonSpectrometer/MuonConditions/MuonCondGeneral/MuonCondSvc )
   set( extra_libs MuonCondSvcLib )
 endif()