diff --git a/acinclude.m4 b/acinclude.m4
index a374143..ef41bf2 100644
--- a/acinclude.m4
+++ b/acinclude.m4
@@ -2068,7 +2068,7 @@ fi
 if test $kde_qtver = 3; then
    AC_SUBST(LIB_TDECORE, "-ltdecore")
    AC_SUBST(LIB_TDEUI, "-ltdeui")
-   AC_SUBST(LIB_KIO, "-lkio")
+   AC_SUBST(LIB_KIO, "-ltdeio")
    AC_SUBST(LIB_KJS, "-lkjs")
    AC_SUBST(LIB_SMB, "-lsmb")
    AC_SUBST(LIB_KAB, "-lkab")
@@ -2084,12 +2084,12 @@ if test $kde_qtver = 3; then
    AC_SUBST(LIB_KDNSSD, "-ltdednssd")
    AC_SUBST(LIB_KUNITTEST, "-ltdeunittest")
 # these are for backward compatibility
-   AC_SUBST(LIB_KSYCOCA, "-lkio")
-   AC_SUBST(LIB_KFILE, "-lkio")
+   AC_SUBST(LIB_KSYCOCA, "-ltdeio")
+   AC_SUBST(LIB_KFILE, "-ltdeio")
 elif test $kde_qtver = 2; then
    AC_SUBST(LIB_TDECORE, "-ltdecore")
    AC_SUBST(LIB_TDEUI, "-ltdeui")
-   AC_SUBST(LIB_KIO, "-lkio")
+   AC_SUBST(LIB_KIO, "-ltdeio")
    AC_SUBST(LIB_KSYCOCA, "-ltdesycoca")
    AC_SUBST(LIB_SMB, "-lsmb")
    AC_SUBST(LIB_KFILE, "-ltdefile")
diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index 25d2471..11555aa 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ AM_CPPFLAGS = $(GPGME_CFLAGS)
 
 libbasketcommon_la_LDFLAGS = -avoid-version -no-undefined $(all_libraries) -ltdecore -lDCOP -ltdeui $(LIB_QT) -lkjs -ltdefx -ldl -lartsc -lartskde -lartskde
 
-libbasketcommon_la_LIBADD = $(LIB_ARTSKDE) -lkio $(LIB_TDEUI) $(LIB_TDECORE) \
+libbasketcommon_la_LIBADD = $(LIB_ARTSKDE) -ltdeio $(LIB_TDEUI) $(LIB_TDECORE) \
 	$(LIB_QT) $(LIBSOCKET) $(GPGME_LIBS) $(LIB_KPARTS) -lDCOP -ltdefx -ltdeui -ltdecore $(LIB_QT) -ltdefx -ldl -lartsc
 
 libbasketcommon_la_SOURCES = \