diff --git a/panda/src/collide/collisionHandlerEvent.h b/panda/src/collide/collisionHandlerEvent.h
index bc6db4169a..a2698e9d30 100644
--- a/panda/src/collide/collisionHandlerEvent.h
+++ b/panda/src/collide/collisionHandlerEvent.h
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ public:
   }
   static void init_type() {
     CollisionHandler::init_type();
-    register_type(_type_handle, "CollisionHandlerEvent",
+    register_type(_type_handle, "CollisionHandlerHighestEvent",
                   CollisionHandler::get_class_type());
   }
   virtual TypeHandle get_type() const {