diff --git a/clients/CMakeLists.txt b/clients/CMakeLists.txt
index bcc34ba248..3f639dfae8 100644
--- a/clients/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/clients/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -3,9 +3,12 @@ add_subdirectory( plastik )
 add_subdirectory( b2 ) 
 add_subdirectory( kde2 ) 
 add_subdirectory( keramik ) 
-add_subdirectory( laptop ) 
-add_subdirectory( modernsystem ) 
+message(STATUS "TODO - remove kdefx usage in laptop")
+#add_subdirectory( laptop ) 
+message(STATUS "TODO - remove kdefx usage in modernsystem")
+#add_subdirectory( modernsystem ) 
 add_subdirectory( oxygen ) 
 add_subdirectory( quartz ) 
-add_subdirectory( redmond ) 
+message(STATUS "TODO - remove kdefx usage in redmond")
+#add_subdirectory( redmond ) 
 add_subdirectory( web )