diff --git a/makepanda/makepanda.py b/makepanda/makepanda.py
index 082bf3d7b6..d8d24d52b7 100755
--- a/makepanda/makepanda.py
+++ b/makepanda/makepanda.py
@@ -3661,7 +3661,7 @@ if (PkgSkip("DIRECT")==0):
   OPTS=['DIR:direct/src/directbase', 'PYTHON']
   TargetAdd('directbase_directbase.obj', opts=OPTS+['BUILDING:DIRECT'], input='directbase.cxx')
 
-  if ((PkgSkip("PYTHON")==0 and not RTDIST and not RUNTIME):
+  if (PkgSkip("PYTHON")==0 and not RTDIST and not RUNTIME):
     DefSymbol("BUILDING:PACKPANDA", "IMPORT_MODULE", "direct.directscripts.packpanda")
     TargetAdd('packpanda.obj', opts=OPTS+['BUILDING:PACKPANDA'], input='ppython.cxx')
     TargetAdd('packpanda.exe', input='packpanda.obj')