diff --git a/panda/src/char/Sources.pp b/panda/src/char/Sources.pp
index 10dd84d482..a2579f1bd4 100644
--- a/panda/src/char/Sources.pp
+++ b/panda/src/char/Sources.pp
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@
 
   #define SOURCES \
     character.I character.h \
-    characterJoint.h characterJointBundle.I  \
-    characterJointBundle.h \
+    characterJoint.I characterJoint.h \
+    characterJointBundle.I characterJointBundle.h \
     characterJointEffect.h characterJointEffect.I \
     characterSlider.h \
     characterVertexSlider.I characterVertexSlider.h \
@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@
 
   #define INSTALL_HEADERS \
     character.I character.h \
-    characterJoint.h characterJointBundle.I \
-    characterJointBundle.h \
+    characterJoint.I characterJoint.h \
+    characterJointBundle.I characterJointBundle.h \
     characterJointEffect.h characterJointEffect.I \
     characterSlider.h \
     characterVertexSlider.I characterVertexSlider.h \
diff --git a/panda/src/char/characterJoint.I b/panda/src/char/characterJoint.I
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1ebba2f209
--- /dev/null
+++ b/panda/src/char/characterJoint.I
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+// Filename: characterJoint.I
+// Created by:  drose (20Nov08)
+//
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+//
+// PANDA 3D SOFTWARE
+// Copyright (c) Carnegie Mellon University.  All rights reserved.
+//
+// All use of this software is subject to the terms of the revised BSD
+// license.  You should have received a copy of this license along
+// with this source code in a file named "LICENSE."
+//
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
diff --git a/panda/src/char/characterJoint.h b/panda/src/char/characterJoint.h
index 18c13ed5b2..30e7489387 100644
--- a/panda/src/char/characterJoint.h
+++ b/panda/src/char/characterJoint.h
@@ -129,6 +129,8 @@ private:
   friend class JointVertexTransform;
 };
 
+#include "characterJoint.I"
+
 #endif