diff --git a/pandatool/src/scripts/basedlls.pl b/pandatool/src/scripts/basedlls.pl
index 9cbda0b970..016d3828d6 100755
--- a/pandatool/src/scripts/basedlls.pl
+++ b/pandatool/src/scripts/basedlls.pl
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ $rebase_path="C:\\Program Files\\Microsoft Platform SDK\\Bin;C:\\Program Files\\
 $ENV{'PATH'}.=";".$rebase_path;
 
 # note: this is the order dlls will be laid out in memory
-@dll_names=("libpanda","libpandadx","libpandagl","libpandaexpress","libpandaphysics",
+@dll_names=("libpanda","libpandadx","libpandadx8","libpandagl","libpandaexpress","libpandaphysics",
             "libpandafx","libdtool","libdtoolconfig","libpystub","libdirect","libtoontown","libmiles_audio","libpandaegg");
 
 # old audio dlls