diff --git a/makepanda/makepanda.py b/makepanda/makepanda.py
index b578340d33..5912388cda 100755
--- a/makepanda/makepanda.py
+++ b/makepanda/makepanda.py
@@ -4886,7 +4886,7 @@ if (PkgSkip("BULLET")==0 and not RUNTIME):
 #
 
 if (PkgSkip("PHYSX")==0):
-  OPTS=['DIR:panda/src/physx', 'BUILDING:PANDAPHYSX', 'PHYSX', 'NOARCH:PPC']
+  OPTS=['DIR:panda/src/physx', 'BUILDING:PANDAPHYSX', 'PHYSX', 'NOARCH:PPC', 'PYTHON']
   TargetAdd('p3physx_composite.obj', opts=OPTS, input='p3physx_composite.cxx')
 
   OPTS=['DIR:panda/src/physx', 'PHYSX', 'NOARCH:PPC', 'PYTHON']
@@ -4906,7 +4906,7 @@ if (PkgSkip("PHYSX")==0):
   TargetAdd('libpandaphysx.dll', input='pandaphysx_pandaphysx.obj')
   TargetAdd('libpandaphysx.dll', input='p3physx_composite.obj')
   TargetAdd('libpandaphysx.dll', input=COMMON_PANDA_LIBS)
-  TargetAdd('libpandaphysx.dll', opts=['WINUSER', 'PHYSX', 'NOARCH:PPC'])
+  TargetAdd('libpandaphysx.dll', opts=['WINUSER', 'PHYSX', 'NOARCH:PPC', 'PYTHON'])
 
   OPTS=['DIR:panda/metalibs/pandaphysx', 'PHYSX', 'NOARCH:PPC', 'PYTHON']
   TargetAdd('physx_module.obj', input='libpandaphysx.in')