diff --git a/acinclude.m4 b/acinclude.m4
index a72291e..fdf3fa1 100644
--- a/acinclude.m4
+++ b/acinclude.m4
@@ -2078,7 +2078,7 @@ if test $kde_qtver = 3; then
    AC_SUBST(LIB_TDEUTILS, "-ltdeutils")
    AC_SUBST(LIB_TDEPIM, "-ltdepim")
    AC_SUBST(LIB_TDEIMPROXY, "-ltdeimproxy")
-   AC_SUBST(LIB_KNEWSTUFF, "-lknewstuff")
+   AC_SUBST(LIB_TDENEWSTUFF, "-ltdenewstuff")
    AC_SUBST(LIB_TDEDNSSD, "-ltdednssd")
 # these are for backward compatibility
    AC_SUBST(LIB_TDESYCOCA, "-ltdeio")
diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index 14ae931..717751a 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 = -ltdeio -lknewstuff $(LIB_TDEUI)
+kcm_tdmtheme_la_LIBADD = $(LIB_TDEIO) $(LIB_TDENEWSTUFF) $(LIB_TDEUI)
 kcm_tdmtheme_la_LDFLAGS = -avoid-version -module -no-undefined $(all_libraries)