diff --git a/panda/src/text/staticTextFont.cxx b/panda/src/text/staticTextFont.cxx
index a466cd7eb6..35c0a2ab41 100644
--- a/panda/src/text/staticTextFont.cxx
+++ b/panda/src/text/staticTextFont.cxx
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 #include "geomPoint.h"
 #include "qpgeomNode.h"
 #include "renderState.h"
+#include "dcast.h"
 
 TypeHandle StaticTextFont::_type_handle;