diff --git a/panda/src/pnmimage/pfmFile.I b/panda/src/pnmimage/pfmFile.I
index ea38adbecd..1158b675c0 100644
--- a/panda/src/pnmimage/pfmFile.I
+++ b/panda/src/pnmimage/pfmFile.I
@@ -485,7 +485,7 @@ compute_planar_bounds(const LPoint2d &center, PN_float32 point_dist, PN_float32
 //               floating-point numbers.  Use this method at your own
 //               risk.
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-INLINE const pvector<PN_float32> &PfmFile::
+INLINE const vector_float &PfmFile::
 get_table() const {
   return _table;
 }
@@ -500,6 +500,6 @@ get_table() const {
 //               this method at your own risk.
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 void PfmFile::
-swap_table(pvector<PN_float32> &table) {
+swap_table(vector_float &table) {
   _table.swap(table);
 }
diff --git a/panda/src/pnmimage/pfmFile.h b/panda/src/pnmimage/pfmFile.h
index ed317fcf17..7af3ab0fda 100644
--- a/panda/src/pnmimage/pfmFile.h
+++ b/panda/src/pnmimage/pfmFile.h
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 #include "pnmImageHeader.h"
 #include "luse.h"
 #include "boundingHexahedron.h"
+#include "vector_float.h"
 
 class PNMImage;
 class PNMReader;
@@ -109,8 +110,8 @@ PUBLISHED:
   void output(ostream &out) const;
 
 public:
-  INLINE const pvector<PN_float32> &get_table() const;
-  INLINE void swap_table(pvector<PN_float32> &table);
+  INLINE const vector_float &get_table() const;
+  INLINE void swap_table(vector_float &table);
 
 private:
   void box_filter_region(PN_float32 &result,
@@ -149,7 +150,7 @@ private:
   static bool has_point_chan4(const PfmFile *file, int x, int y);
 
 private:
-  typedef pvector<PN_float32> Table;
+  typedef vector_float Table;
   Table _table;
 
   PN_float32 _scale;