diff --git a/kdevdesigner/src/Makefile.am b/kdevdesigner/src/Makefile.am
index f6e1b854..ce127aca 100644
--- a/kdevdesigner/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/kdevdesigner/src/Makefile.am
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ bin_PROGRAMS = kdevdesigner
 
 # the application source, library search path, and link libraries
 kdevdesigner_SOURCES = main.cpp kdevdesigner.cpp
-kdevdesigner_LDFLAGS = $(KDE_RPATH) $(all_libraries)
+kdevdesigner_LDFLAGS = $(all_libraries) $(KDE_RPATH) $(LIB_QT) -lDCOP $(LIB_KDECORE) $(LIB_KDEUI) -lkdefx $(LIB_KIO) -lktexteditor
 kdevdesigner_LDADD   = $(LIB_KPARTS)
 
 # this is where the desktop file will go 
diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index 88e7326d..900b711a 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ bin_PROGRAMS = kdevelop kdevassistant
 kdevelop_SOURCES = main.cpp kdevideextension.cpp settingswidget.ui
 
 kdevelop_METASOURCES = AUTO
-kdevelop_LDFLAGS = $(all_libraries) $(KDE_RPATH)
+kdevelop_LDFLAGS = $(all_libraries) $(KDE_RPATH) $(LIB_QT) -lDCOP $(LIB_KDECORE) $(LIB_KDEUI) -lkdefx $(LIB_KIO) -lktexteditor
 kdevelop_LDADD = libkdevshell.la
 
 rcdir = $(kde_datadir)/kdevelop
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ kdevelopdatadir = $(kde_confdir)
 kdevelopdata_DATA = kdeveloprc kdevassistantrc
 
 SUBDIRS = profiles profileengine newui kconf_update
-kdevassistant_LDFLAGS = $(all_libraries) $(KDE_RPATH)
+kdevassistant_LDFLAGS = $(all_libraries) $(KDE_RPATH) $(LIB_QT) -lDCOP $(LIB_KDECORE) $(LIB_KDEUI) -lkdefx $(LIB_KIO) -lktexteditor
 kdevassistant_SOURCES = main_assistant.cpp kdevassistantextension.cpp
 kdevassistant_LDADD = libkdevshell.la
 
diff --git a/src/kconf_update/Makefile.am b/src/kconf_update/Makefile.am
index b31e578c..c79b0784 100644
--- a/src/kconf_update/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/kconf_update/Makefile.am
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ kconf_PROGRAMS = kdev-gen-settings-kconf_update
 kconfdir = $(libdir)/kconf_update_bin
 
 kdev_gen_settings_kconf_update_SOURCES = kdev-gen-settings-kconf_update.cpp
-kdev_gen_settings_kconf_update_LDFLAGS = $(all_libraries) $(KDE_RPATH)
+kdev_gen_settings_kconf_update_LDFLAGS = $(all_libraries) $(KDE_RPATH) $(LIB_QT) -lDCOP $(LIB_KDECORE) $(LIB_KDEUI) -lkdefx $(LIB_KIO) -lktexteditor
 kdev_gen_settings_kconf_update_LDADD   = $(LIB_QT)
 
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