diff --git a/KF5InitMacros.cmake b/KF5InitMacros.cmake
--- a/KF5InitMacros.cmake
+++ b/KF5InitMacros.cmake
@@ -2,9 +2,7 @@
 
 macro(_FIND_KDEINIT_FILE OUTPUT_VAR INFIX)
     set(_KDE5INIT_DUMMY_FILENAME kde5init${INFIX}_dummy.cpp.in)
-    if(kdelibs_SOURCE_DIR)
-        set(${OUTPUT_VAR} "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/tier3/kinit/${_KDE5INIT_DUMMY_FILENAME}")
-    elseif(KInit_SOURCE_DIR)
+    if(KInit_SOURCE_DIR)
         set(${OUTPUT_VAR} "${KInit_SOURCE_DIR}/${_KDE5INIT_DUMMY_FILENAME}")
     else()
         find_file(${OUTPUT_VAR} NAMES ${_KDE5INIT_DUMMY_FILENAME} HINTS ${_KINITDIR})