diff --git a/makepanda/makepanda.py b/makepanda/makepanda.py
index df0f7c8077..b2077c138f 100755
--- a/makepanda/makepanda.py
+++ b/makepanda/makepanda.py
@@ -3007,7 +3007,6 @@ if (not RUNTIME):
   for ifile in IGATEFILES[:]:
       if "_src." in ifile:
           IGATEFILES.remove(ifile)
-  IGATEFILES.remove('lmat_ops_src.h')
   IGATEFILES.remove('cast_to_double.h')
   IGATEFILES.remove('lmat_ops.h')
   IGATEFILES.remove('cast_to_float.h')