diff --git a/dtool/pptempl/Template.gmsvc.pp b/dtool/pptempl/Template.gmsvc.pp
index 9c55395034..e38e09e1a8 100644
--- a/dtool/pptempl/Template.gmsvc.pp
+++ b/dtool/pptempl/Template.gmsvc.pp
@@ -602,6 +602,10 @@ $[target] : $[sources] $[st_dir]/stamp
   #endif
 #endif
 
+#if $[build_pdbs]
+$[st_dir]/$[TARGET].pdb : $[st_dir]/$[TARGET].exe $[st_dir]/stamp
+#endif
+
 #define installed_files \
     $[install_bin_dir]/$[TARGET].exe \
     $[if $[build_pdbs],$[install_bin_dir]/$[TARGET].pdb] \
diff --git a/dtool/pptempl/Template.msvc.pp b/dtool/pptempl/Template.msvc.pp
index 4a188bc075..7dda22ea80 100644
--- a/dtool/pptempl/Template.msvc.pp
+++ b/dtool/pptempl/Template.msvc.pp
@@ -576,6 +576,10 @@ $[target] : $[sources]
 #endif
 #define transitive_link
 
+#if $[build_pdbs]
+$[st_dir]\$[TARGET].pdb : $[st_dir]\$[TARGET].exe
+#endif
+
 #define installed_files \
     $[install_bin_dir]\$[TARGET].exe \
     $[if $[build_pdbs],$[install_bin_dir]\$[TARGET].pdb] \