diff --git a/autotests/data/testpackagesdep/metadata.json b/autotests/data/testpackagesdep/metadata.json
--- a/autotests/data/testpackagesdep/metadata.json
+++ b/autotests/data/testpackagesdep/metadata.json
@@ -11,6 +11,6 @@
         "Name": "Test Packages with Dependencies",
         "ServiceTypes": [ "KPackage/Generic" ]
     },
-    "X-KPackage-Dependencies": [ "mock://validdep" ],
+    "X-KPackage-Dependencies": [ "mock://validdep", "mock://validdep2" ],
     "X-Plasma-MainScript": "ui/main.qml"
 }
diff --git a/autotests/mockdepresolver/main.cpp b/autotests/mockdepresolver/main.cpp
--- a/autotests/mockdepresolver/main.cpp
+++ b/autotests/mockdepresolver/main.cpp
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
         return 1;
     }
 
-    if (componentName == QStringLiteral("validdep")) {
+    if (componentName.startsWith(QLatin1String("validdep"))) {
         qWarning() << "asked to install valid dep, success!";
         return 0;
     }
diff --git a/src/kpackage/CMakeLists.txt b/src/kpackage/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/src/kpackage/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/kpackage/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 # them, the build fails).
 set(CMAKE_AUTOMOC_RELAXED_MODE ON)
 
+set(CMAKE_AUTORCC ON)
 
 configure_file(${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/config-package.h.cmake ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/config-package.h)
 
@@ -22,6 +23,7 @@
     private/packagejobthread.cpp
     private/versionparser.cpp
     version.cpp
+    kpackage.qrc
 )
 
 
diff --git a/src/kpackage/kpackage.qrc b/src/kpackage/kpackage.qrc
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/kpackage/kpackage.qrc
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+<!DOCTYPE RCC><RCC version="1.0">
+<qresource>
+<file alias="/kservicetypes5/kpackage-generic.desktop">../kpackage/data/servicetypes/kpackage-generic.desktop</file>
+</qresource>
+</RCC>
+
diff --git a/src/kpackage/package.cpp b/src/kpackage/package.cpp
--- a/src/kpackage/package.cpp
+++ b/src/kpackage/package.cpp
@@ -940,22 +940,20 @@
 
 void PackagePrivate::createPackageMetadata(const QString &path)
 {
-    static QString kpackageGenericService = QStandardPaths::locate(QStandardPaths::GenericDataLocation, QStringLiteral("kservicetypes5/kpackage-generic.desktop"));
     delete metadata;
 
     const bool isDir = QFileInfo(path).isDir();
 
     if (isDir && QFile::exists(path + "/metadata.json")) {
         metadata = new KPluginMetaData(path + "/metadata.json");
     } else if (isDir && QFile::exists(path + "/metadata.desktop")) {
-        Q_ASSERT(!kpackageGenericService.isEmpty());
-        auto md = KPluginMetaData::fromDesktopFile(path + "/metadata.desktop", {kpackageGenericService});
+        auto md = KPluginMetaData::fromDesktopFile(path + "/metadata.desktop", {QStringLiteral(":/kservicetypes5/kpackage-generic.desktop")});
         metadata = new KPluginMetaData(md);
     } else {
         if (isDir) {
             qWarning() << "No metadata file in the package, expected it at:" << path;
         } else if (path.endsWith(".desktop")) {
-            auto md = KPluginMetaData::fromDesktopFile(path, {kpackageGenericService});
+            auto md = KPluginMetaData::fromDesktopFile(path, {QStringLiteral(":/kservicetypes5/kpackage-generic.desktop")});
             metadata = new KPluginMetaData(md);
         } else {
             metadata = new KPluginMetaData(path);
diff --git a/src/kpackage/private/packagejobthread.cpp b/src/kpackage/private/packagejobthread.cpp
--- a/src/kpackage/private/packagejobthread.cpp
+++ b/src/kpackage/private/packagejobthread.cpp
@@ -294,8 +294,7 @@
     if (!entries.isEmpty()) {
         const QString metadataFilePath = entries.first().filePath();
         if (metadataFilePath.endsWith(QLatin1String(".desktop"))) {
-            static QString kpackageGenericService = QStandardPaths::locate(QStandardPaths::GenericDataLocation, QStringLiteral("kservicetypes5/kpackage-generic.desktop"));
-            meta = KPluginMetaData::fromDesktopFile(metadataFilePath, {kpackageGenericService});
+            meta = KPluginMetaData::fromDesktopFile(metadataFilePath, {QStringLiteral(":/kservicetypes5/kpackage-generic.desktop")});
         } else {
             QFile f(metadataFilePath);
             if(!f.open(QIODevice::ReadOnly)){