diff --git a/classes/cmake_kf5.bbclass b/classes/cmake_kf5.bbclass
--- a/classes/cmake_kf5.bbclass
+++ b/classes/cmake_kf5.bbclass
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 
 EXTRA_OECMAKE += " \
     -DOE_KF5_PATH_HOST_ROOT=${STAGING_DIR_HOST} \
-    -DKF5_HOST_TOOLING=${STAGING_DIR_NATIVE}/usr/lib/cmake \
     -DBUILD_TESTING=OFF \
 "
 
diff --git a/recipes-kf5/tier1/kconfig.inc b/recipes-kf5/tier1/kconfig.inc
--- a/recipes-kf5/tier1/kconfig.inc
+++ b/recipes-kf5/tier1/kconfig.inc
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
     "
 PR = "r0"
 
-DEPENDS = "qtbase"
+DEPENDS = "qtbase kconfig-native"
 
 SRC_URI = " \
     git://anongit.kde.org/kconfig;nobranch=1 \
@@ -18,7 +18,14 @@
 
 inherit cmake_kf5
 
+# we need the config compiler for the host, but kconf_update for the target
+# the latter also needs to be in the sysroot to silence the cmake config files checking its existence
 sysroot_stage_all_append_class-target () {
     mkdir -p ${SYSROOT_DESTDIR}${libexecdir}/kf5
     cp ${D}${libexecdir}/kf5/kconf_update ${SYSROOT_DESTDIR}${libexecdir}/kf5
+    cp ${STAGING_LIBEXECDIR_NATIVE}/kf5/kconfig_compiler_kf5 ${SYSROOT_DESTDIR}/${libexecdir}/kf5
 }
+
+FILES_${PN}-dev += " \
+    ${libexecdir}/kf5/kconfig_compiler_kf5 \
+"
diff --git a/recipes-kf5/tier1/kcoreaddons.inc b/recipes-kf5/tier1/kcoreaddons.inc
--- a/recipes-kf5/tier1/kcoreaddons.inc
+++ b/recipes-kf5/tier1/kcoreaddons.inc
@@ -5,14 +5,24 @@
     "
 PR = "r0"
 
-DEPENDS = "qtbase"
+DEPENDS = "qtbase kcoreaddons-native"
 
 SRC_URI = "git://anongit.kde.org/kcoreaddons;nobranch=1"
 S = "${WORKDIR}/git"
 
 inherit cmake_kf5
 
+# put the native version of dekstoptojson into the sysroot, we want to execute that during the build
+sysroot_stage_all_append_class-target() {
+    mkdir -p ${SYSROOT_DESTDIR}/${bindir}
+    cp ${STAGING_BINDIR_NATIVE}/desktoptojson ${SYSROOT_DESTDIR}/${bindir}/
+}
+
 FILES_${PN} += " \
-    /usr/share/mime/packages/kde5.xml \
-    /usr/share/kf5/licenses/* \
+    ${datadir}/mime/packages/kde5.xml \
+    ${datadir}/kf5/licenses/* \
+"
+
+FILES_${PN}-dev += " \
+    ${bindir}/desktoptojson \
 "
diff --git a/recipes-kf5/tier2/kactivities.inc b/recipes-kf5/tier2/kactivities.inc
--- a/recipes-kf5/tier2/kactivities.inc
+++ b/recipes-kf5/tier2/kactivities.inc
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://COPYING.LIB;md5=4fbd65380cdd255951079008b364516c"
 PR = "r0"
 
-DEPENDS = "qtbase qtdeclarative kcoreaddons kcoreaddons-native kconfig kconfig-native kwindowsystem boost"
+DEPENDS = "qtbase qtdeclarative kcoreaddons kconfig kwindowsystem boost"
 
 SRC_URI = "git://anongit.kde.org/kactivities;nobranch=1"
 S = "${WORKDIR}/git"
diff --git a/recipes-kf5/tier2/kauth.inc b/recipes-kf5/tier2/kauth.inc
--- a/recipes-kf5/tier2/kauth.inc
+++ b/recipes-kf5/tier2/kauth.inc
@@ -5,19 +5,31 @@
     "
 PR = "r0"
 
-DEPENDS = "qtbase kcoreaddons kcoreaddons-native polkit-qt-1"
+DEPENDS = "qtbase kcoreaddons polkit-qt-1"
 
 SRC_URI = "git://anongit.kde.org/kauth;nobranch=1"
 S = "${WORKDIR}/git"
 
 inherit cmake_kf5
 
+sysroot_stage_all_append_class-target () {
+    mkdir -p ${SYSROOT_DESTDIR}${libexecdir}/kauth
+    # FIXME use the host generator not the target one
+    # this requires kauth-native to build first though, at least to the extend giving us the generator...
+    #cp ${STAGING_LIBEXECDIR_NATIVE}/kauth/kauth-policy-gen ${SYSROOT_DESTDIR}/${libexecdir}/kauth
+    cp ${D}${libexecdir}/kauth/kauth-policy-gen ${SYSROOT_DESTDIR}/${libexecdir}/kauth
+}
+
 FILES_${PN} += " \
     ${libdir}/plugins/kauth/helper/kauth_helper_plugin.so \
     ${libdir}/plugins/kauth/backend/kauth_backend_plugin.so \
     ${datadir}/kf5/kauth/*.stub \
 "
 
+FILES_${PN}-dev += " \
+    ${libexecdir}/kauth/kauth-policy-gen \
+"
+
 FILES_${PN}-dbg += " \
     ${libdir}/plugins/kauth/helper/.debug/kauth_helper_plugin.so \
 "
diff --git a/recipes-kf5/tier2/kcompletion.inc b/recipes-kf5/tier2/kcompletion.inc
--- a/recipes-kf5/tier2/kcompletion.inc
+++ b/recipes-kf5/tier2/kcompletion.inc
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     "
 PR = "r0"
 
-DEPENDS = "qtbase kwidgetsaddons kconfig kconfig-native"
+DEPENDS = "qtbase kwidgetsaddons kconfig"
 
 SRC_URI = "git://anongit.kde.org/kcompletion;nobranch=1"
 S = "${WORKDIR}/git"
diff --git a/recipes-kf5/tier2/kcrash.inc b/recipes-kf5/tier2/kcrash.inc
--- a/recipes-kf5/tier2/kcrash.inc
+++ b/recipes-kf5/tier2/kcrash.inc
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     "
 PR = "r0"
 
-DEPENDS = "kcoreaddons kwindowsystem kcoreaddons-native"
+DEPENDS = "kcoreaddons kwindowsystem"
 
 SRC_URI = " \
     git://anongit.kde.org/kcrash \
diff --git a/recipes-kf5/tier2/kjobwidgets.inc b/recipes-kf5/tier2/kjobwidgets.inc
--- a/recipes-kf5/tier2/kjobwidgets.inc
+++ b/recipes-kf5/tier2/kjobwidgets.inc
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     "
 PR = "r0"
 
-DEPENDS = "qtbase kcoreaddons kwidgetsaddons kcoreaddons-native"
+DEPENDS = "qtbase kcoreaddons kwidgetsaddons"
 
 SRC_URI = "git://anongit.kde.org/kjobwidgets;nobranch=1"
 S = "${WORKDIR}/git"
diff --git a/recipes-kf5/tier2/knotifications.inc b/recipes-kf5/tier2/knotifications.inc
--- a/recipes-kf5/tier2/knotifications.inc
+++ b/recipes-kf5/tier2/knotifications.inc
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     "
 PR = "r0"
 
-DEPENDS = "qtbase kwindowsystem kconfig kconfig-native kcodecs kcoreaddons kcoreaddons-native phonon"
+DEPENDS = "qtbase kwindowsystem kconfig kcodecs kcoreaddons phonon"
 
 SRC_URI = "git://anongit.kde.org/knotifications;nobranch=1"
 S = "${WORKDIR}/git"
diff --git a/recipes-kf5/tier2/kpackage.inc b/recipes-kf5/tier2/kpackage.inc
--- a/recipes-kf5/tier2/kpackage.inc
+++ b/recipes-kf5/tier2/kpackage.inc
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     "
 PR = "r0"
 
-DEPENDS = "qtbase karchive kcoreaddons kcoreaddons-native ki18n"
+DEPENDS = "qtbase karchive kcoreaddons ki18n"
 
 SRC_URI = "git://anongit.kde.org/kpackage;nobranch=1"
 S = "${WORKDIR}/git"
diff --git a/recipes-kf5/tier2/kpty.inc b/recipes-kf5/tier2/kpty.inc
--- a/recipes-kf5/tier2/kpty.inc
+++ b/recipes-kf5/tier2/kpty.inc
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     "
 PR = "r0"
 
-DEPENDS = "ki18n kcoreaddons kcoreaddons-native"
+DEPENDS = "ki18n kcoreaddons"
 
 SRC_URI = "git://anongit.kde.org/kpty;nobranch=1"
 S = "${WORKDIR}/git"
diff --git a/recipes-kf5/tier3/kbookmarks.inc b/recipes-kf5/tier3/kbookmarks.inc
--- a/recipes-kf5/tier3/kbookmarks.inc
+++ b/recipes-kf5/tier3/kbookmarks.inc
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://COPYING.LIB;md5=2d5025d4aa3495befef8f17206a5b0a1"
 PR = "r0"
 
-DEPENDS = "qtbase kconfig kconfig-native kcoreaddons kcoreaddons-native kcodecs kconfigwidgets kiconthemes kwidgetsaddons kxmlgui"
+DEPENDS = "qtbase kconfig kcoreaddons kcodecs kconfigwidgets kiconthemes kwidgetsaddons kxmlgui"
 
 SRC_URI = "git://anongit.kde.org/kbookmarks;nobranch=1"
 S = "${WORKDIR}/git"
diff --git a/recipes-kf5/tier3/kconfigwidgets.inc b/recipes-kf5/tier3/kconfigwidgets.inc
--- a/recipes-kf5/tier3/kconfigwidgets.inc
+++ b/recipes-kf5/tier3/kconfigwidgets.inc
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://COPYING.LIB;md5=2d5025d4aa3495befef8f17206a5b0a1"
 PR = "r0"
 
-DEPENDS = "qtbase kauth kcoreaddons kcoreaddons-native kcodecs kconfig kconfig-native kguiaddons ki18n kwidgetsaddons"
+DEPENDS = "qtbase kauth kcoreaddons kcodecs kconfig kguiaddons ki18n kwidgetsaddons"
 
 SRC_URI = "git://anongit.kde.org/kconfigwidgets;nobranch=1"
 S = "${WORKDIR}/git"
diff --git a/recipes-kf5/tier3/kglobalaccel.inc b/recipes-kf5/tier3/kglobalaccel.inc
--- a/recipes-kf5/tier3/kglobalaccel.inc
+++ b/recipes-kf5/tier3/kglobalaccel.inc
@@ -8,9 +8,7 @@
 DEPENDS = " \
     qtbase \
     kcoreaddons \
-    kcoreaddons-native \
     kconfig \
-    kconfig-native \
     kcrash \
     kdbusaddons \
     ${@bb.utils.contains("DISTRO_FEATURES", "x11", "qtx11extras", "", d)} \
diff --git a/recipes-kf5/tier3/kiconthemes.inc b/recipes-kf5/tier3/kiconthemes.inc
--- a/recipes-kf5/tier3/kiconthemes.inc
+++ b/recipes-kf5/tier3/kiconthemes.inc
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://COPYING.LIB;md5=2d5025d4aa3495befef8f17206a5b0a1"
 PR = "r0"
 
-DEPENDS = "qtbase qtsvg karchive ki18n kcoreaddons kcoreaddons-native kconfigwidgets kconfig-native kwidgetsaddons kitemviews"
+DEPENDS = "qtbase qtsvg karchive ki18n kcoreaddons kconfigwidgets kwidgetsaddons kitemviews"
 
 SRC_URI = "git://anongit.kde.org/kiconthemes;nobranch=1"
 S = "${WORKDIR}/git"
diff --git a/recipes-kf5/tier3/kio.inc b/recipes-kf5/tier3/kio.inc
--- a/recipes-kf5/tier3/kio.inc
+++ b/recipes-kf5/tier3/kio.inc
@@ -8,9 +8,7 @@
     qtbase \
     karchive \
     kconfig \
-    kconfig-native \
     kcoreaddons \
-    kcoreaddons-native \
     kdbusaddons \
     ki18n \
     kservice \
diff --git a/recipes-kf5/tier3/kservice.inc b/recipes-kf5/tier3/kservice.inc
--- a/recipes-kf5/tier3/kservice.inc
+++ b/recipes-kf5/tier3/kservice.inc
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://COPYING.LIB;md5=2d5025d4aa3495befef8f17206a5b0a1"
 PR = "r0"
 
-DEPENDS = "qtbase kconfig kconfig-native kcoreaddons kcoreaddons-native kcrash kdbusaddons ki18n"
+DEPENDS = "qtbase kconfig kcoreaddons kcrash kdbusaddons ki18n"
 
 SRC_URI = "git://anongit.kde.org/kservice;nobranch=1"
 S = "${WORKDIR}/git"
diff --git a/recipes-kf5/tier3/ktextwidgets.inc b/recipes-kf5/tier3/ktextwidgets.inc
--- a/recipes-kf5/tier3/ktextwidgets.inc
+++ b/recipes-kf5/tier3/ktextwidgets.inc
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://COPYING.LIB;md5=2d5025d4aa3495befef8f17206a5b0a1"
 PR = "r0"
 
-DEPENDS = "qtbase kcompletion kconfig kconfig-native kconfigwidgets ki18n kiconthemes kservice kwidgetsaddons kwindowsystem sonnet kcoreaddons-native"
+DEPENDS = "qtbase kcompletion kconfig kconfigwidgets ki18n kiconthemes kservice kwidgetsaddons kwindowsystem sonnet"
 
 SRC_URI = "git://anongit.kde.org/ktextwidgets;nobranch=1"
 S = "${WORKDIR}/git"
diff --git a/recipes-kf5/tier3/kxmlgui.inc b/recipes-kf5/tier3/kxmlgui.inc
--- a/recipes-kf5/tier3/kxmlgui.inc
+++ b/recipes-kf5/tier3/kxmlgui.inc
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://COPYING.LIB;md5=2d5025d4aa3495befef8f17206a5b0a1"
 PR = "r0"
 
-DEPENDS = "qtbase kcoreaddons kcoreaddons-native kitemviews kconfig kconfig-native kconfigwidgets ki18n kiconthemes ktextwidgets kwidgetsaddons kwindowsystem kglobalaccel"
+DEPENDS = "qtbase kcoreaddons kitemviews kconfig kconfigwidgets ki18n kiconthemes ktextwidgets kwidgetsaddons kwindowsystem kglobalaccel"
 
 SRC_URI = "git://anongit.kde.org/kxmlgui;nobranch=1"
 S = "${WORKDIR}/git"