diff --git a/data/update_default_rules.cpp b/data/update_default_rules.cpp
--- a/data/update_default_rules.cpp
+++ b/data/update_default_rules.cpp
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
         return 1;
         }
     KConfig src_cfg( file );
-    KConfig dest_cfg( "kwinrulesrc" );
+    KConfig dest_cfg("kwinrulesrc", KConfig::NoGlobals);
 	KConfigGroup scg(&src_cfg, "General");
 	KConfigGroup dcg(&dest_cfg, "General");
     int count = scg.readEntry( "count", 0 );
diff --git a/kcmkwin/kwinrules/kcm.cpp b/kcmkwin/kwinrules/kcm.cpp
--- a/kcmkwin/kwinrules/kcm.cpp
+++ b/kcmkwin/kwinrules/kcm.cpp
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
 
 KCMRules::KCMRules(QWidget *parent, const QVariantList &)
     : KCModule(parent)
-    , config("kwinrulesrc")
+    , config("kwinrulesrc", KConfig::NoGlobals)
 {
     QVBoxLayout *layout = new QVBoxLayout(this);
     layout->setMargin(0);
diff --git a/kcmkwin/kwinrules/main.cpp b/kcmkwin/kwinrules/main.cpp
--- a/kcmkwin/kwinrules/main.cpp
+++ b/kcmkwin/kwinrules/main.cpp
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
 
 static void loadRules(QList< Rules* >& rules)
 {
-    KConfig _cfg("kwinrulesrc");
+    KConfig _cfg("kwinrulesrc", KConfig::NoGlobals);
     KConfigGroup cfg(&_cfg, "General");
     int count = cfg.readEntry("count", 0);
     for (int i = 1;
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
 
 static void saveRules(const QList< Rules* >& rules)
 {
-    KConfig cfg("kwinrulesrc");
+    KConfig cfg("kwinrulesrc", KConfig::NoGlobals);
     QStringList groups = cfg.groupList();
     for (QStringList::ConstIterator it = groups.constBegin();
             it != groups.constEnd();