diff --git a/makepanda/installpanda.py b/makepanda/installpanda.py
index 41c2a4b88a..227ec42650 100644
--- a/makepanda/installpanda.py
+++ b/makepanda/installpanda.py
@@ -138,6 +138,7 @@ def InstallPanda(destdir="", prefix="/usr", outputdir="built"):
     oscmd("echo '"+prefix+"/share/panda3d' >    "+destdir+PPATH+"/panda3d.pth")
     oscmd("echo '"+prefix+libdir+"/panda3d'>>   "+destdir+PPATH+"/panda3d.pth")
     oscmd("chmod +x "+destdir+"/etc/ld.so.conf.d/panda3d.conf")
+    oscmd("ln -s "+sys.executable+"             "+destdir+prefix+"/bin/ppython")
     oscmd("cp "+outputdir+"/bin/*               "+destdir+prefix+"/bin/")
     for base in os.listdir(outputdir+"/lib"):
         if (not base.endswith(".a")):