diff --git a/panda/src/collide/collisionTraverser.cxx b/panda/src/collide/collisionTraverser.cxx
index a09d7b645a..46c06b8829 100644
--- a/panda/src/collide/collisionTraverser.cxx
+++ b/panda/src/collide/collisionTraverser.cxx
@@ -399,7 +399,7 @@ set_recorder(CollisionRecorder *recorder) {
  * should be any node in the scene graph; typically, the top node (e.g.
  * render).  The CollisionVisualizer will be attached to this node.
  */
-CollisionVisualizer *CollisionTraverser::
+PandaNode *CollisionTraverser::
 show_collisions(const NodePath &root) {
 #ifdef DO_COLLISION_RECORDING
   hide_collisions();
diff --git a/panda/src/collide/collisionTraverser.h b/panda/src/collide/collisionTraverser.h
index cb12d6d4e9..b1be66d49f 100644
--- a/panda/src/collide/collisionTraverser.h
+++ b/panda/src/collide/collisionTraverser.h
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ PUBLISHED:
   MAKE_PROPERTY2(recorder, has_recorder, get_recorder,
                            set_recorder, clear_recorder);
 
-  CollisionVisualizer *show_collisions(const NodePath &root);
+  PandaNode *show_collisions(const NodePath &root);
   void hide_collisions();
 #endif  // DO_COLLISION_RECORDING