diff --git a/src/lib/plugin/kpluginfactory.h b/src/lib/plugin/kpluginfactory.h
--- a/src/lib/plugin/kpluginfactory.h
+++ b/src/lib/plugin/kpluginfactory.h
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
 #define KPluginFactory_iid "org.kde.KPluginFactory"
 
 #define K_PLUGIN_FACTORY_DECLARATION_WITH_BASEFACTORY_SKEL(name, baseFactory, ...) \
-    class name : public KPluginFactory \
+    class name : public baseFactory \
     { \
         Q_OBJECT \
         Q_INTERFACES(KPluginFactory) \