diff --git a/kioslave/applications/CMakeLists.txt b/kioslave/applications/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/kioslave/applications/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/kioslave/applications/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 add_library(kio_applications MODULE kio_applications.cpp)
 
-target_link_libraries(kio_applications KF5::KIOCore KF5::I18n KF5::KDELibs4Support)
+target_link_libraries(kio_applications KF5::KIOCore KF5::I18n)
 
 install(TARGETS kio_applications  DESTINATION ${KDE_INSTALL_PLUGINDIR} )
 install( FILES  programs.protocol applications.protocol  DESTINATION  ${KDE_INSTALL_KSERVICES5DIR} )
diff --git a/kioslave/applications/kio_applications.cpp b/kioslave/applications/kio_applications.cpp
--- a/kioslave/applications/kio_applications.cpp
+++ b/kioslave/applications/kio_applications.cpp
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@
 #include <kservice.h>
 #include <kservicegroup.h>
 #include <KLocalizedString>
-#include <KStandardDirs>
-#include <QDebug>
+
+#include <QStandardPaths>
 #include <QUrl>
 
 class ApplicationsProtocol : public KIO::SlaveBase
@@ -64,7 +64,8 @@
     entry.insert(KIO::UDSEntry::UDS_ACCESS, 0500);
     entry.insert(KIO::UDSEntry::UDS_MIME_TYPE, QStringLiteral("application/x-desktop"));
     entry.insert(KIO::UDSEntry::UDS_SIZE, 0);
-    entry.insert(KIO::UDSEntry::UDS_LOCAL_PATH, KStandardDirs::locate("apps", service->entryPath()));
+    const QString localPath = QStandardPaths::locate(QStandardPaths::ApplicationsLocation, QStringLiteral("%1.desktop").arg(service->desktopEntryName()));
+    entry.insert(KIO::UDSEntry::UDS_LOCAL_PATH, localPath);
     entry.insert(KIO::UDSEntry::UDS_MODIFICATION_TIME, time(0));
     entry.insert(KIO::UDSEntry::UDS_ICON_NAME, service->icon());
 }
@@ -99,7 +100,8 @@
 {
     KService::Ptr service = KService::serviceByDesktopName(url.fileName());
     if (service && service->isValid()) {
-        QUrl redirUrl(QUrl::fromLocalFile(KStandardDirs::locate("apps", service->entryPath())));
+        const QString localPath = QStandardPaths::locate(QStandardPaths::ApplicationsLocation, QStringLiteral("%1.desktop").arg(service->desktopEntryName()));
+        QUrl redirUrl(QUrl::fromLocalFile(localPath));
         redirection(redirUrl);
         finished();
     } else {