diff --git a/makepanda/makepanda.py b/makepanda/makepanda.py
index c7615f8af5..8b706f31c5 100755
--- a/makepanda/makepanda.py
+++ b/makepanda/makepanda.py
@@ -2597,7 +2597,7 @@ if (not RUNTIME):
 #
 
 if (not RUNTIME):
-  OPTS=['DIR:panda/src/cull', 'BUILDING:PANDA']
+  OPTS=['DIR:panda/src/cull', 'BUILDING:PANDA', 'BIGOBJ']
   TargetAdd('cull_composite.obj', opts=OPTS, input='cull_composite.cxx')
   IGATEFILES=GetDirectoryContents('panda/src/cull', ["*.h", "*_composite.cxx"])
   TargetAdd('libcull.in', opts=OPTS, input=IGATEFILES)