diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@
     GlobalAccel
     I18n
     IconThemes
-    Init
     Notifications
     Plasma
     Solid
@@ -283,8 +282,8 @@
   ${kmix_debug_SRCS}
 )
 
-kf5_add_kdeinit_executable(kmix ${kmix_SRCS})
-target_link_libraries(kdeinit_kmix
+add_executable(kmix ${kmix_SRCS})
+target_link_libraries(kmix
   kmixcore
   kmixgui
   KF5::I18n
@@ -296,8 +295,6 @@
   KF5::WindowSystem
 )
 
-install(TARGETS kdeinit_kmix DESTINATION ${KDE_INSTALL_LIBDIR})
-target_link_libraries( kmix kdeinit_kmix)
 install(TARGETS kmix ${KDE_INSTALL_TARGETS_DEFAULT_ARGS})
 
 install(FILES desktop/kmixui.rc DESTINATION ${KDE_INSTALL_KXMLGUI5DIR}/kmix)
@@ -337,15 +334,13 @@
   ${kmix_debug_SRCS}
 )
 
-kf5_add_kdeinit_executable(kmixctrl ${kmixctrl_SRCS})
-target_link_libraries(kdeinit_kmixctrl
+add_executable(kmixctrl ${kmixctrl_SRCS})
+target_link_libraries(kmixctrl
   kmixcore
   KF5::I18n
   KF5::CoreAddons
 )
 
-install(TARGETS kdeinit_kmixctrl DESTINATION ${KDE_INSTALL_LIBDIR})
-target_link_libraries(kmixctrl kdeinit_kmixctrl)
 install(TARGETS kmixctrl ${KDE_INSTALL_TARGETS_DEFAULT_ARGS})
 
 install(FILES desktop/kmixctrl_restore.desktop DESTINATION ${KDE_INSTALL_KSERVICES5DIR})
diff --git a/apps/kmixctrl.cpp b/apps/kmixctrl.cpp
--- a/apps/kmixctrl.cpp
+++ b/apps/kmixctrl.cpp
@@ -35,9 +35,7 @@
 static const char description[] =
 I18N_NOOP("kmixctrl - kmix volume save/restore utility");
 
-extern "C" int
-Q_DECL_EXPORT
-kdemain(int argc, char *argv[])
+int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 {
     QCoreApplication app(argc, argv);
 
diff --git a/apps/main.cpp b/apps/main.cpp
--- a/apps/main.cpp
+++ b/apps/main.cpp
@@ -33,9 +33,7 @@
 static const char description[] =
 I18N_NOOP("KMix - KDE's full featured mini mixer");
 
-extern "C" int
-Q_DECL_EXPORT
-kdemain(int argc, char *argv[])
+int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 {
     QApplication qapp(argc, argv);