diff --git a/panda/src/text/dynamicTextFont.cxx b/panda/src/text/dynamicTextFont.cxx
index e531334310..389a54a2fc 100644
--- a/panda/src/text/dynamicTextFont.cxx
+++ b/panda/src/text/dynamicTextFont.cxx
@@ -22,7 +22,9 @@
 
 #undef interface  // I don't know where this symbol is defined, but it interferes with FreeType.
 #include FT_OUTLINE_H 
+#ifdef FT_BBOX_H
 #include FT_BBOX_H
+#endif
 #ifdef FT_BITMAP_H
 #include FT_BITMAP_H
 #endif