diff --git a/makepanda/makepanda.py b/makepanda/makepanda.py
index 5e947f80ed..77ca366286 100755
--- a/makepanda/makepanda.py
+++ b/makepanda/makepanda.py
@@ -643,7 +643,9 @@ if (COMPILER == "MSVC"):
     if (PkgSkip("NVIDIACG")==0): LibName("CGDX9",    GetThirdpartyDir() + "nvidiacg/lib/cgD3D9.lib")
     if (PkgSkip("NVIDIACG")==0): LibName("NVIDIACG", GetThirdpartyDir() + "nvidiacg/lib/cg.lib")
     if (PkgSkip("FREETYPE")==0): LibName("FREETYPE", GetThirdpartyDir() + "freetype/lib/freetype.lib")
-    if (PkgSkip("HARFBUZZ")==0): LibName("HARFBUZZ", GetThirdpartyDir() + "harfbuzz/lib/harfbuzz.lib")
+    if (PkgSkip("HARFBUZZ")==0):
+        LibName("HARFBUZZ", GetThirdpartyDir() + "harfbuzz/lib/harfbuzz.lib")
+        IncDirectory("HARFBUZZ", GetThirdpartyDir() + "harfbuzz/include/harfbuzz")
     if (PkgSkip("FFTW")==0):     LibName("FFTW",     GetThirdpartyDir() + "fftw/lib/rfftw.lib")
     if (PkgSkip("FFTW")==0):     LibName("FFTW",     GetThirdpartyDir() + "fftw/lib/fftw.lib")
     if (PkgSkip("ARTOOLKIT")==0):LibName("ARTOOLKIT",GetThirdpartyDir() + "artoolkit/lib/libAR.lib")