diff --git a/ksmserver/CMakeLists.txt b/ksmserver/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/ksmserver/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/ksmserver/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -83,17 +83,7 @@
 
 install(FILES ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/KSMServerDBusInterfaceConfig.cmake
     DESTINATION ${CMAKECONFIG_INSTALL_DIR})
-########### next target ###############
-
-set(kcheckrunning_SRCS
-    kcheckrunning.cpp)
-
-add_executable( kcheckrunning ${kcheckrunning_SRCS})
-
-target_link_libraries(kcheckrunning ${X11_LIBRARIES})
-target_include_directories(kcheckrunning PRIVATE ${X11_X11_INCLUDE_PATH})
 
-install(TARGETS kcheckrunning ${KDE_INSTALL_TARGETS_DEFAULT_ARGS})
 
 ########### install files ###############
 
diff --git a/startkde/CMakeLists.txt b/startkde/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/startkde/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/startkde/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 add_subdirectory(kstartupconfig)
 add_subdirectory(ksyncdbusenv)
 add_subdirectory(waitforname)
+add_subdirectory(kcheckrunning)
 
 #FIXME: reconsider, looks fishy
 if(NOT CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX STREQUAL "/usr")
diff --git a/ksmserver/kcheckrunning.cpp b/startkde/kcheckrunning/kcheckrunning.cpp
rename from ksmserver/kcheckrunning.cpp
rename to startkde/kcheckrunning/kcheckrunning.cpp