diff --git a/src/agents/function_schema.py b/src/agents/function_schema.py
index 18856697..dd1db1fe 100644
--- a/src/agents/function_schema.py
+++ b/src/agents/function_schema.py
@@ -223,7 +223,8 @@ def function_schema(
         doc_info = None
         param_descs = {}
 
-    func_name = name_override or doc_info.name if doc_info else func.__name__
+    # Ensure name_override takes precedence even if docstring info is disabled.
+    func_name = name_override or (doc_info.name if doc_info else func.__name__)
 
     # 2. Inspect function signature and get type hints
     sig = inspect.signature(func)
diff --git a/tests/test_function_schema.py b/tests/test_function_schema.py
index 5618d8ae..54e7e2f9 100644
--- a/tests/test_function_schema.py
+++ b/tests/test_function_schema.py
@@ -439,3 +439,15 @@ def func_with_mapping(test_one: Mapping[str, int]) -> str:
 
     with pytest.raises(UserError):
         function_schema(func_with_mapping)
+
+
+def test_name_override_without_docstring() -> None:
+    """name_override should be used even when not parsing docstrings."""
+
+    def foo(x: int) -> int:
+        return x
+
+    fs = function_schema(foo, use_docstring_info=False, name_override="custom")
+
+    assert fs.name == "custom"
+    assert fs.params_json_schema.get("title") == "custom_args"