diff --git a/makepanda/makepanda.py b/makepanda/makepanda.py
index cccde04742..bf002cf3c8 100755
--- a/makepanda/makepanda.py
+++ b/makepanda/makepanda.py
@@ -490,7 +490,7 @@ if (COMPILER == "MSVC"):
     LibName("WINSHELL", "shell32.lib")
     LibName("WINGDI", "gdi32.lib")
     LibName("ADVAPI", "advapi32.lib")
-    LIBNAME("IPHLPAPI", "iphlpapi.lib")
+    LibName("IPHLPAPI", "iphlpapi.lib")
     LibName("GL", "opengl32.lib")
     LibName("GLES", "libgles_cm.lib")
     LibName("GLES2", "libGLESv2.lib")