diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index c3c53eb..3fecd46 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ tde_setup_paths( )
 
 option( WITH_ALL_OPTIONS    "Enable all optional support" OFF )
 option( WITH_GCC_VISIBILITY "Enable fvisibility and fvisibility-inlines-hidden" ${WITH_ALL_OPTIONS} )
+option( WITH_TDEHWLIB       "Enable TDE hardware library support"               ${WITH_ALL_OPTIONS} )
 option( WITH_NVCONTROL      "Build with NVidia control support"                 ${WITH_ALL_OPTIONS} )
 
 
diff --git a/ConfigureChecks.cmake b/ConfigureChecks.cmake
index ab62c41..de59523 100644
--- a/ConfigureChecks.cmake
+++ b/ConfigureChecks.cmake
@@ -25,6 +25,26 @@ if( WITH_GCC_VISIBILITY )
 endif( WITH_GCC_VISIBILITY )
 
 
+##### check for tdehwlib
+
+if( WITH_TDEHWLIB )
+  tde_save_and_set( CMAKE_REQUIRED_INCLUDES "${TDE_INCLUDE_DIR}" )
+  check_cxx_source_compiles( "
+    #include <kdemacros.h>
+      #ifndef __TDE_HAVE_TDEHWLIB
+      #error tdecore is not build with tdehwlib
+      #endif
+      int main() { return 0; } "
+    HAVE_TDEHWLIB
+  )
+  tde_restore( CMAKE_REQUIRED_INCLUDES )
+  if( NOT HAVE_TDEHWLIB )
+    tde_message_fatal( "tdehwlib is required, but not built in tdecore" )
+  endif( NOT HAVE_TDEHWLIB )
+  set( TDEHW_LIBRARIES "tdehw-shared" )
+endif( )
+
+
 ##### check for NVidia support
 
 if( WITH_NVCONTROL )
diff --git a/config.h.cmake b/config.h.cmake
index 52071eb..5396929 100644
--- a/config.h.cmake
+++ b/config.h.cmake
@@ -7,5 +7,8 @@
    significant byte first (like Motorola and SPARC, unlike Intel). */
 #cmakedefine WORDS_BIGENDIAN @WORDS_BIGENDIAN@
 
+/* Defined if tdelibs are built with tdehw library */
+#cmakedefine HAVE_TDEHWLIB @HAVE_TDEHWLIB@
+
 /* Defined if you have <NVCtrlLib.h> header */
 #cmakedefine HAVE_NVCONTROL @HAVE_NVCONTROL@
diff --git a/src/sources/CMakeLists.txt b/src/sources/CMakeLists.txt
index b83baea..f881602 100644
--- a/src/sources/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/sources/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ tde_add_library( sources STATIC_PIC AUTOMOC
         uptimesrc.cpp
   LINK
      tdecore-shared
+     ${TDEHW_LIBRARIES}
      ${NVCONTROL_LIBRARIES}
      ${XEXT_LIBRARIES}
 )
diff --git a/src/sources/batterysrc.cpp b/src/sources/batterysrc.cpp
index 32a2d77..42f056a 100644
--- a/src/sources/batterysrc.cpp
+++ b/src/sources/batterysrc.cpp
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 #include <tdelocale.h>
 #include <kdebug.h>
 
-#ifdef __TDE_HAVE_TDEHWLIB
+#ifdef HAVE_TDEWHLIB
 #include <tdehardwaredevices.h>
 #endif
 
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ BatterySrc::BatterySrc(TQWidget* inParent, TQString inUDI):
 		mTrigger(this, 5000),
 		mUDI(inUDI),
 		mHardwareDevices(NULL){
-#ifdef __TDE_HAVE_TDEHWLIB
+#ifdef HAVE_TDEHWLIB
 	mHardwareDevices = TDEGlobal::hardwareDevices();
 	TDEGenericDevice* hwdevice = mHardwareDevices->findByUniqueID(inUDI);
 
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ BatterySrc::~BatterySrc(){
 
 std::list<Source*>BatterySrc::createInstances(TQWidget* inParent){
 	std::list<Source*> list;
-#ifdef __TDE_HAVE_TDEHWLIB
+#ifdef HAVE_TDEHWLIB
 	TDEHardwareDevices* hardwareDevices = TDEGlobal::hardwareDevices();
 	TDEGenericHardwareList hwlist = hardwareDevices->listAllPhysicalDevices();
 	TDEGenericDevice *hwdevice;
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ std::list<Source*>BatterySrc::createInstances(TQWidget* inParent){
 
 TQString BatterySrc::fetchValue() {
 	TQString s = "n/a";
-#ifdef __TDE_HAVE_TDEHWLIB
+#ifdef HAVE_TDEHWLIB
 	if (mHardwareDevices != NULL) {
 		TDEGenericDevice* hwdevice = mHardwareDevices->findByUniqueID(mUDI);
 		if (hwdevice->type() != TDEGenericDeviceType::Battery) {
diff --git a/src/sources/batterysrc.h b/src/sources/batterysrc.h
index bcd805f..5ff3268 100644
--- a/src/sources/batterysrc.h
+++ b/src/sources/batterysrc.h
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 #include <tqstring.h>
 #include <list>
 
-#ifdef __TDE_HAVE_TDEHWLIB
+#ifdef HAVE_TDEHWLIB
 class TDEHardwareDevices;
 #else
 #define TDEHardwareDevices void