diff --git a/panda/src/text/dynamicTextPage.h b/panda/src/text/dynamicTextPage.h
index c549239e4a..cd90aad0d7 100644
--- a/panda/src/text/dynamicTextPage.h
+++ b/panda/src/text/dynamicTextPage.h
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ public:
 private:
   static TypeHandle _type_handle;
 
-  friend DynamicTextFont;
+  friend class DynamicTextFont;
 };
 
 #include "dynamicTextPage.I"