diff --git a/panda/metalibs/pandadx8/Sources.pp b/panda/metalibs/pandadx8/Sources.pp
index cb1f8be2a9..9236482f01 100644
--- a/panda/metalibs/pandadx8/Sources.pp
+++ b/panda/metalibs/pandadx8/Sources.pp
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 #define OTHER_LIBS dtoolconfig dtool
 
 #begin metalib_target
-  #define TARGET pandadx8
+  #define TARGET pandadx
   #define SOURCES pandadx8.cxx
   #define WIN_SYS_LIBS \
      ddraw.lib d3d8.lib dxguid.lib d3dx8.lib dxerr8.lib winmm.lib \