diff --git a/direct/src/directscripts/packpanda.py b/direct/src/directscripts/packpanda.py
index 6f0e98066e..9868242a88 100755
--- a/direct/src/directscripts/packpanda.py
+++ b/direct/src/directscripts/packpanda.py
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ OPTIONS = ParseOptions(sys.argv[1:])
 
 PANDA=None
 for dir in sys.path:
-    if (dir != "") and os.path.exists(os.path.join(dir,"direct")) and os.path.exists(os.path.join(dir,"pandac")) and os.path.exists(os.path.join(dir,"python")):
+    if (dir != "") and os.path.exists(os.path.join(dir,"direct")) and os.path.exists(os.path.join(dir,"pandac")):
         PANDA=os.path.abspath(dir)
 if (PANDA is None):
   sys.exit("Cannot locate the panda root directory in the python path (cannot locate directory containing direct and pandac).")