diff --git a/src/Generator.php b/src/Generator.php
index fbadc1bca..e1049dd82 100644
--- a/src/Generator.php
+++ b/src/Generator.php
@@ -188,8 +188,8 @@ public function createClassNameDetails(string $name, string $namespacePrefix, st
             $className = Str::asClassName($name, $suffix);
 
             try {
-                Validator::classDoesNotExist($className);
                 $className = rtrim($fullNamespacePrefix, '\\').'\\'.$className;
+                Validator::classDoesNotExist($className);
             } catch (RuntimeCommandException) {
             }
         }
diff --git a/tests/Maker/MakeEntityTest.php b/tests/Maker/MakeEntityTest.php
index 54059bad3..60cf9bb8a 100644
--- a/tests/Maker/MakeEntityTest.php
+++ b/tests/Maker/MakeEntityTest.php
@@ -762,6 +762,19 @@ public function getTestDetails(): \Generator
             $this->runEntityTest($runner);
         }),
         ];
+
+        yield 'its_can_create_classes_with_native_class_name' => [$this->createMakeEntityTest()
+            ->run(function (MakerTestRunner $runner) {
+                $runner->runMaker([
+                    // entity class name
+                    'Directory',
+                    // add not additional fields
+                    '',
+                ]);
+
+                $this->runEntityTest($runner);
+            }),
+        ];
     }
 
     /** @param array<string, mixed> $data */