diff --git a/core/CMakeLists.txt b/core/CMakeLists.txt
index 49bcaba5d..e71074c2f 100644
--- a/core/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/core/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ set(KDECONNECT_VERSION_PATCH 1)
 set(KDECONNECT_VERSION "${KDECONNECT_VERSION_MAJOR}.${KDECONNECT_VERSION_MINOR}.${KDECONNECT_VERSION_PATCH}")
 
 include_directories(
-    ${KDE4_KIO_LIBS}
     ${QJSON_INCLUDE_DIR}
     ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}
     ${QCA2_INCLUDE_DIR}