diff --git a/panda/metalibs/pandadx8/Sources.pp b/panda/metalibs/pandadx8/Sources.pp
index 69fcd8e5e0..38a72ba1d7 100644
--- a/panda/metalibs/pandadx8/Sources.pp
+++ b/panda/metalibs/pandadx8/Sources.pp
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@
 #begin metalib_target
   #define TARGET pandadx8
   #define SOURCES pandadx8.cxx
-  #define TARGET_LIBS d3d8.lib dxerr8.lib
+  #define WIN_SYS_LIBS \
+     ddraw.lib d3d8.lib dxguid.lib d3dx8.lib dxerr8.lib winmm.lib \
+     kernel32.lib gdi32.lib user32.lib advapi32.lib $[WIN_SYS_LIBS]  
 #end metalib_target
 #endif
+