diff --git a/panda/src/downloadertools/Sources.pp b/panda/src/downloadertools/Sources.pp
index fd29a670d4..1519d09170 100644
--- a/panda/src/downloadertools/Sources.pp
+++ b/panda/src/downloadertools/Sources.pp
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #define OTHER_LIBS interrogatedb:c dconfig:c dtoolconfig:m \
                    dtoolutil:c dtoolbase:c dtool:m pystub
 #define LOCAL_LIBS downloader express event ipc
-#define BUILD_DIRECTORY $[HAVE_IPC]
+//#define BUILD_DIRECTORY $[HAVE_IPC]
 #define USE_PACKAGES ipc
 
 #begin bin_target