diff --git a/makepanda/makepanda.bat b/makepanda/makepanda.bat
index 3908b4f69a..ec843cc0ae 100644
--- a/makepanda/makepanda.bat
+++ b/makepanda/makepanda.bat
@@ -8,14 +8,20 @@ REM If we can find both, then run 'makepanda'.
 REM
 
 if %PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE% == AMD64 (
-  set pythondir=win-python-x64
+  set suffix=-x64
 ) else (
-  set pythondir=win-python
+  set suffix=
 )
 
 set thirdparty=thirdparty
 if defined MAKEPANDA_THIRDPARTY set thirdparty=%MAKEPANDA_THIRDPARTY%
 
+if exist %thirdparty%\win-python3.7%suffix%\python.exe (
+  set pythondir=win-python3.7%suffix%
+) else (
+  set pythondir=win-python%suffix%
+)
+
 if not exist makepanda\makepanda.py goto :missing1
 if not exist %thirdparty%\%pythondir%\python.exe goto :missing2
 %thirdparty%\%pythondir%\python.exe makepanda\makepanda.py %*