diff --git a/kcms/ksmserver/CMakeLists.txt b/kcms/ksmserver/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/kcms/ksmserver/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/kcms/ksmserver/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -19,3 +19,4 @@
 
 install( FILES kcmsmserver.desktop  DESTINATION  ${KDE_INSTALL_KSERVICES5DIR} )
 
+add_subdirectory(kconf_update)
diff --git a/kcms/ksmserver/kconf_update/ksmserver_update_loginMode_value.py b/kcms/ksmserver/kconf_update/ksmserver_update_loginMode_value.py
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kcms/ksmserver/kconf_update/ksmserver_update_loginMode_value.py
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+import fileinput
+
+for line in fileinput.input():
+    if line.startswith("loginMode="):
+        print ("# DELETE loginMode")
+        line = line.replace("default", "emptySession")
+        print (line.strip())
diff --git a/kcms/ksmserver/kconf_update/ksmserver_update_loginMode_value.upd b/kcms/ksmserver/kconf_update/ksmserver_update_loginMode_value.upd
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kcms/ksmserver/kconf_update/ksmserver_update_loginMode_value.upd
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+Version=5
+
+Id=ksmserver_update_loginMode_value_default_enum
+File=ksmserverrc
+Group=General
+Script=ksmserver_update_loginMode_value.py,python