diff --git a/panda/src/chat/Sources.pp b/panda/src/chat/Sources.pp
index 70a60f9e53..9b78d377e6 100644
--- a/panda/src/chat/Sources.pp
+++ b/panda/src/chat/Sources.pp
@@ -6,14 +6,18 @@
   #define LOCAL_LIBS \
     putil dgraph display text event graph
 
+  #define COMBINED_SOURCES $[TARGET]_composite1.cxx
+
   #define SOURCES \
-    chatHelpers.cxx chatHelpers.h chatInput.I chatInput.cxx chatInput.h \
-    config_chat.cxx config_chat.h
+    chatHelpers.h chatInput.I chatInput.h config_chat.h
+    
+  #define INCLUDED_SOURCES \
+    chatHelpers.cxx chatInput.cxx config_chat.cxx
 
   #define INSTALL_HEADERS \
     chatHelpers.h chatInput.I chatInput.h
 
-  #define PRECOMPILED_HEADER chat_headers.h 
+//  #define PRECOMPILED_HEADER chat_headers.h 
 
   #define IGATESCAN all
 
diff --git a/panda/src/chat/chat_composite1.cxx b/panda/src/chat/chat_composite1.cxx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..48604eca8e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/panda/src/chat/chat_composite1.cxx
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+
+#include "config_chat.cxx"
+#include "chatHelpers.cxx"
+#include "chatInput.cxx"
+