diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -172,7 +172,6 @@
    settings/ProfileSettings.cpp
    settings/TabBarSettings.cpp)
 
-kconfig_add_kcfg_files(konsole_KDEINIT_SRCS settings/KonsoleSettings.kcfgc)
 
 # Sets the icon on Windows and OSX
 file(GLOB ICONS_SRCS "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../data/icons/*.png")
@@ -206,7 +205,6 @@
 set(konsolepart_PART_SRCS Part.cpp
     settings/PartInfo.cpp
     settings/ProfileSettings.cpp)
-kconfig_add_kcfg_files(konsolepart_PART_SRCS settings/KonsoleSettings.kcfgc)
 add_library(konsolepart MODULE ${konsolepart_PART_SRCS})
 generate_export_header(konsolepart BASE_NAME konsole)
 kcoreaddons_desktop_to_json(konsolepart ../desktop/konsolepart.desktop)
diff --git a/src/settings/KonsoleSettings.kcfgc b/src/settings/KonsoleSettings.kcfgc
--- a/src/settings/KonsoleSettings.kcfgc
+++ b/src/settings/KonsoleSettings.kcfgc
@@ -7,3 +7,4 @@
 Mutators=true
 GlobalEnums=true
 SetUserTexts=true
+Visibility=Q_DECL_EXPORT