diff --git a/makepanda/makepandacore.py b/makepanda/makepandacore.py
index 072de34ca6..6e27bd0dd4 100644
--- a/makepanda/makepandacore.py
+++ b/makepanda/makepandacore.py
@@ -1573,6 +1573,7 @@ def SdkLocateVisualStudio():
 
 def SdkLocateMSPlatform( strMode = 'default'):
     print '\nWindows Platform SDK:'
+    if (sys.platform != "win32"): return
     platsdk = 0
     if (strMode == 'default'):
         print '\tSearching for the latest version'