diff --git a/makepanda/makepanda.py b/makepanda/makepanda.py
index 5d140f939c..b15e78151f 100755
--- a/makepanda/makepanda.py
+++ b/makepanda/makepanda.py
@@ -5218,7 +5218,7 @@ if (not RUNTIME and GetTarget() == 'android'):
     TargetAdd('libppython.dll', input='libp3framework.dll')
     TargetAdd('libppython.dll', input='libp3android.dll')
     TargetAdd('libppython.dll', input=COMMON_PANDA_LIBS)
-    TargetAdd('libppython.dll', opts=['MODULE', 'ANDROID'])
+    TargetAdd('libppython.dll', opts=['MODULE', 'ANDROID', 'PYTHON'])
 
 #
 # DIRECTORY: panda/src/androiddisplay/