diff --git a/panda/src/effects/Sources.pp b/panda/src/effects/Sources.pp
index 20896a3659..17a732fec4 100644
--- a/panda/src/effects/Sources.pp
+++ b/panda/src/effects/Sources.pp
@@ -3,13 +3,18 @@
 
 #begin lib_target
   #define TARGET effects
+  
   #define LOCAL_LIBS \
     display sgraph graph sgraphutil sgattrib gobj putil gsgbase linmath \
     mathutil switchnode
+    
+  #define COMBINED_SOURCES $[TARGET]_composite1.cxx         
 
   #define SOURCES \
-    config_effects.cxx config_effects.h lensFlareNode.I \
-    lensFlareNode.cxx lensFlareNode.h
+    config_effects.h lensFlareNode.I lensFlareNode.h
+    
+  #define INCLUDED_SOURCES \
+    config_effects.cxx lensFlareNode.cxx 
 
   #define INSTALL_HEADERS \
     config_effects.h lensFlareNode.I lensFlareNode.h
diff --git a/panda/src/effects/effects_composite1.cxx b/panda/src/effects/effects_composite1.cxx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7683817be3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/panda/src/effects/effects_composite1.cxx
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+
+#include "config_effects.cxx"
+#include "lensFlareNode.cxx"
+