diff --git a/makepanda/makepanda.py b/makepanda/makepanda.py
index d7bc6e723d..35bfea1e7f 100755
--- a/makepanda/makepanda.py
+++ b/makepanda/makepanda.py
@@ -2648,7 +2648,7 @@ for module in panda_modules:
     panda_modules_code += """
 try:
     from panda3d.%s import *
-except ImportError, err:
+except ImportError as err:
     if "No module named %s" not in str(err):
         raise""" % (module, module)