diff --git a/startkde/plasma-session/startup.cpp b/startkde/plasma-session/startup.cpp
--- a/startkde/plasma-session/startup.cpp
+++ b/startkde/plasma-session/startup.cpp
@@ -62,6 +62,8 @@
 
 #include "startupadaptor.h"
 
+#include "../config-startplasma.h"
+
 class Phase: public KCompositeJob
 {
 Q_OBJECT
@@ -206,6 +208,8 @@
     upAndRunning(QStringLiteral("ksmserver"));
     const AutoStart autostart;
 
+    QProcess::execute(QStringLiteral(CMAKE_INSTALL_FULL_LIBEXECDIR_KF5 "/start_kdeinit_wrapper"));
+
     KJob* phase1;
     QProcessEnvironment kdedProcessEnv;
     kdedProcessEnv.insert(QStringLiteral("KDED_STARTED_BY_KDEINIT"), QStringLiteral("1"));