diff --git a/panda/src/event/config_event.cxx b/panda/src/event/config_event.cxx
index 202fa44b80..1b241f462d 100644
--- a/panda/src/event/config_event.cxx
+++ b/panda/src/event/config_event.cxx
@@ -49,7 +49,9 @@ ConfigureFn(config_event) {
   EventStoreWstring::init_type("EventStoreWstring");
   EventStoreTypedRefCount::init_type();
   GenericAsyncTask::init_type();
+#ifdef HAVE_PYTHON
   PythonTask::init_type();
+#endif
 
   ButtonEventList::register_with_read_factory();
   EventStoreInt::register_with_read_factory();