diff --git a/acinclude.m4 b/acinclude.m4
index ceba796..209479d 100644
--- a/acinclude.m4
+++ b/acinclude.m4
@@ -2070,7 +2070,7 @@ if test $kde_qtver = 3; then
    AC_SUBST(LIB_KDED, $lib_kded)
    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")
@@ -2086,12 +2086,12 @@ 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/kdiff3plugin/po/Makefile b/kdiff3plugin/po/Makefile
index 98468ef..674f4df 100644
--- a/kdiff3plugin/po/Makefile
+++ b/kdiff3plugin/po/Makefile
@@ -146,16 +146,16 @@ LIB_TDEPIM = -ltdepim
 LIB_TDEPRINT = -ltdeprint
 LIB_TDEUI = -ltdeui
 LIB_KDNSSD = -ltdednssd
-LIB_KFILE = -lkio
+LIB_KFILE = -ltdeio
 LIB_KFM = 
 LIB_TDEHTML = -ltdehtml
 LIB_KIMPROXY = -ltdeimproxy
-LIB_KIO = -lkio
+LIB_KIO = -ltdeio
 LIB_KJS = -lkjs
 LIB_KNEWSTUFF = -lknewstuff
 LIB_KPARTS = -ltdeparts
 LIB_KSPELL = -ltdespell
-LIB_KSYCOCA = -lkio
+LIB_KSYCOCA = -ltdeio
 LIB_KUNITTEST = -ltdeunittest
 LIB_KUTILS = -ltdeutils
 LIB_POLL =