diff --git a/direct/src/showbase/PythonUtil.py b/direct/src/showbase/PythonUtil.py
index ef517ceaca..a8672b7e2d 100644
--- a/direct/src/showbase/PythonUtil.py
+++ b/direct/src/showbase/PythonUtil.py
@@ -2818,3 +2818,4 @@ __builtin__.ArgumentEater = ArgumentEater
 __builtin__.ClassTree = ClassTree
 __builtin__.invertDict = invertDict
 __builtin__.invertDictLossless = invertDictLossless
+__builtin__.getBase = getBase