diff --git a/pandatool/src/softegg/softNodeDesc.cxx b/pandatool/src/softegg/softNodeDesc.cxx
index ecf318aa02..731d8c2af1 100755
--- a/pandatool/src/softegg/softNodeDesc.cxx
+++ b/pandatool/src/softegg/softNodeDesc.cxx
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 #include "eggXfmSAnim.h"
 #include "eggSAnimData.h"
 #include "softToEggConverter.h"
+#include "dcast.h"
 
 TypeHandle SoftNodeDesc::_type_handle;