diff --git a/ConfigureChecks.cmake b/ConfigureChecks.cmake
index 8dc8a3f..24c47df 100644
--- a/ConfigureChecks.cmake
+++ b/ConfigureChecks.cmake
@@ -233,8 +233,8 @@ find_package( TQt )
 find_package( TDE )
 
 
-# dbus (kdm, ksmserver)
-if( BUILD_KDM OR BUILD_KSMSERVER )
+# dbus (kdm, ksmserver, kicker)
+if( BUILD_KDM OR BUILD_KSMSERVER OR BUILD_KICKER )
 
   pkg_search_module( DBUS dbus-1 )
   if( NOT DBUS_FOUND )
diff --git a/kicker/kicker/buttons/CMakeLists.txt b/kicker/kicker/buttons/CMakeLists.txt
index 1e7ede5..18e8601 100644
--- a/kicker/kicker/buttons/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/kicker/kicker/buttons/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ include_directories(
   ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/kicker/kicker/ui
   ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/libkonq
   ${DBUS_TQT_INCLUDE_DIRS}
+  ${DBUS_INCLUDE_DIRS}
   ${TDE_INCLUDE_DIR}
   ${TQT_INCLUDE_DIRS}
 )
diff --git a/kicker/kicker/core/CMakeLists.txt b/kicker/kicker/core/CMakeLists.txt
index f2eb010..c850ff5 100644
--- a/kicker/kicker/core/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/kicker/kicker/core/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ include_directories(
   ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/kicker/kicker/ui
   ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/kicker/kicker/buttons
   ${DBUS_TQT_INCLUDE_DIRS}
+  ${DBUS_INCLUDE_DIRS}
   ${TDE_INCLUDE_DIR}
   ${TQT_INCLUDE_DIRS}
 )
diff --git a/kicker/kicker/ui/CMakeLists.txt b/kicker/kicker/ui/CMakeLists.txt
index a6e9510..8929962 100644
--- a/kicker/kicker/ui/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/kicker/kicker/ui/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ include_directories(
   ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/kdmlib
   ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/libkonq
   ${DBUS_TQT_INCLUDE_DIRS}
+  ${DBUS_INCLUDE_DIRS}
   ${TDE_INCLUDE_DIR}
   ${TQT_INCLUDE_DIRS}
 )