diff --git a/shell/loadedpluginsdialog.cpp b/shell/loadedpluginsdialog.cpp
--- a/shell/loadedpluginsdialog.cpp
+++ b/shell/loadedpluginsdialog.cpp
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 #include <KLocalizedString>
 #include <KTitleWidget>
 #include <KWidgetItemDelegate>
+#include <kcoreaddons_version.h>
 
 #include "core.h"
 #include "plugincontroller.h"
@@ -239,7 +240,32 @@
         PluginsModel *m = static_cast<PluginsModel*>(itemView()->model());
         KDevelop::IPlugin *p = m->pluginForIndex(focusedIndex());
         if (p) {
+#if KCOREADDONS_VERSION < QT_VERSION_CHECK(5, 18, 0)
+            KPluginMetaData pInfo = pluginInfo(p);
+            KAboutData aboutData(pInfo.pluginId(), pInfo.name(), pInfo.version(), pInfo.description(),
+                                 KAboutLicense::byKeyword(pInfo.license()).key(), pInfo.copyrightText(),
+                                 pInfo.extraInformation(), pInfo.website());
+            aboutData.setProgramIconName(pInfo.iconName());
+            foreach(const KAboutPerson& person, pInfo.authors()) {
+                aboutData.addAuthor(person.name(), person.task(),
+                                    person.emailAddress(), person.webAddress(),
+                                    person.ocsUsername());
+            }
+            foreach(const KAboutPerson& person, pInfo.otherContributors()) {
+                aboutData.addCredit(person.name(), person.task(),
+                                    person.emailAddress(), person.webAddress(),
+                                    person.ocsUsername());
+            }
+            QStringList translatorName, translatorEmailAddress;
+            foreach(const KAboutPerson& person, pInfo.translators()) {
+                translatorName << person.name();
+                translatorEmailAddress << person.emailAddress();
+            }
+            aboutData.setTranslator(translatorName.join(QLatin1Char(',')),
+                                    translatorEmailAddress.join(QLatin1Char(',')));
+#else
             KAboutData aboutData = KAboutData::fromPluginMetaData(pluginInfo(p));
+#endif
             if (!aboutData.componentName().isEmpty()) { // Be sure the about data is not completely empty
                 KAboutApplicationDialog aboutPlugin(aboutData, itemView());
                 aboutPlugin.exec();