diff --git a/acinclude.m4 b/acinclude.m4
index a9d06ed..9ecba63 100644
--- a/acinclude.m4
+++ b/acinclude.m4
@@ -2066,7 +2066,7 @@ AC_DEFUN([KDE_CREATE_LIBS_ALIASES],
 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")
@@ -2081,12 +2081,12 @@ if test $kde_qtver = 3; then
    AC_SUBST(LIB_KNEWSTUFF, "-lknewstuff")
    AC_SUBST(LIB_KDNSSD, "-ltdednssd")
 # 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 e8afd19..14ae931 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ METASOURCES = AUTO
 kde_module_LTLIBRARIES = kcm_tdmtheme.la
 
 kcm_tdmtheme_la_SOURCES = tdmtheme.cpp
-kcm_tdmtheme_la_LIBADD = -lkio -lknewstuff $(LIB_TDEUI)
+kcm_tdmtheme_la_LIBADD = -ltdeio -lknewstuff $(LIB_TDEUI)
 kcm_tdmtheme_la_LDFLAGS = -avoid-version -module -no-undefined $(all_libraries)