diff --git a/panda/src/rocket/rocketRegion.cxx b/panda/src/rocket/rocketRegion.cxx
index ee2c2c2e3d..febefb091e 100644
--- a/panda/src/rocket/rocketRegion.cxx
+++ b/panda/src/rocket/rocketRegion.cxx
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 #include "orthographicLens.h"
 #include "pStatTimer.h"
 
-#ifdef HAVE_ROCKET_DEBUGGER
+#if defined(HAVE_ROCKET_DEBUGGER) && !defined(CPPPARSER)
 #include <Rocket/Debugger.h>
 #endif