diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -644,7 +644,7 @@
 install(TARGETS kwin_x11         ${INSTALL_TARGETS_DEFAULT_ARGS} )
 
 add_executable(kwin_wayland tabletmodemanager.cpp main_wayland.cpp)
-target_link_libraries(kwin_wayland kwin)
+target_link_libraries(kwin_wayland kwin KF5::Crash)
 if (HAVE_LIBCAP)
     target_link_libraries(kwin_wayland ${Libcap_LIBRARIES})
 endif()
diff --git a/main_wayland.cpp b/main_wayland.cpp
--- a/main_wayland.cpp
+++ b/main_wayland.cpp
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
 #include <KLocalizedString>
 #include <KPluginLoader>
 #include <KPluginMetaData>
+#include <KCrash>
 #include <KQuickAddons/QtQuickSettings>
 
 // Qt
@@ -83,6 +84,14 @@
     QApplication::exit();
 }
 
+void disableDrKonqi()
+{
+    KCrash::setDrKonqiEnabled(false);
+}
+// run immediately, before Q_CORE_STARTUP functions
+// that would enable drkonqi
+Q_CONSTRUCTOR_FUNCTION(disableDrKonqi)
+
 static void readDisplay(int pipe);
 
 enum class RealTimeFlags