diff --git a/kded/CMakeLists.txt b/kded/CMakeLists.txt
index dd2c94146..3f1569345 100644
--- a/kded/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/kded/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 include_directories(${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR})
 
+configure_file(config-kded.h.cmake ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/config-kded.h)
+
 add_executable(kdeconnectd kdeconnectd.cpp)
 target_link_libraries(kdeconnectd kdeconnectcore KF5::ConfigWidgets)
 
diff --git a/kded/config-kded.h.cmake b/kded/config-kded.h.cmake
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..10882b7e9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kded/config-kded.h.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+#define KDECONNECTD_BIN "${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/${LIBEXEC_INSTALL_DIR}/kdeconnectd"
diff --git a/kded/kded.cpp b/kded/kded.cpp
index a7c5c7540..8e3e06cb4 100644
--- a/kded/kded.cpp
+++ b/kded/kded.cpp
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 #include <KStandardDirs>
 
 #include "core/kdebugnamespace.h"
+#include "config-kded.h"
 
 K_PLUGIN_FACTORY(KdeConnectFactory, registerPlugin<Kded>();)
 K_EXPORT_PLUGIN(KdeConnectFactory("kdeconnect", "kdeconnect-kded"))
@@ -50,7 +51,7 @@ void Kded::start()
         return;
     }
     
-    const QString daemon = KStandardDirs::locate("exe", "kdeconnectd");
+    const QString daemon = QStringLiteral(KDECONNECTD_BIN);
     kDebug(debugArea()) << "Starting daemon " << daemon;
     m_daemon = new KProcess(this);
     connect(m_daemon, SIGNAL(started()), SLOT(daemonStarted()));