diff --git a/makepanda/makepanda.py b/makepanda/makepanda.py
index dc71f86928..ddd99b82a6 100755
--- a/makepanda/makepanda.py
+++ b/makepanda/makepanda.py
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ def usage(problem):
 
 def parseopts(args):
     global INSTALLER,RTDIST,RUNTIME,GENMAN,DISTRIBUTOR,VERSION
-    global COMPRESSOR,THREADCOUNT,OSXTARGET,HOST_URL
+    global COMPRESSOR,THREADCOUNT,OSXTARGET,UNIVERSAL,HOST_URL
     global DEBVERSION,RPMRELEASE,P3DSUFFIX
     global STRDXSDKVERSION, STRMSPLATFORMVERSION, BOOUSEINTELCOMPILER
     longopts = [