diff --git a/kcmkwin/kwineffects/main.cpp b/kcmkwin/kwineffects/main.cpp
index a4ae49508f..8c725624c5 100644
--- a/kcmkwin/kwineffects/main.cpp
+++ b/kcmkwin/kwineffects/main.cpp
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ KWinEffectsConfig::KWinEffectsConfig(QWidget *parent, const QStringList &)
 
     connect(mPluginSelector, SIGNAL(changed(bool)), this, SLOT(changed()));
     connect(mPluginSelector, SIGNAL(configCommitted(const QByteArray&)),
-            KSettings::Dispatcher::self(), SLOT(reparseConfiguration(const QByteArray&)));
+            this, SLOT(reparseConfiguration(const QByteArray&)));
 
     // Find all .desktop files of the effects
     KService::List offers = KServiceTypeTrader::self()->query("KWin/Effect");
@@ -73,6 +73,11 @@ KWinEffectsConfig::~KWinEffectsConfig()
 {
 }
 
+void KWinEffectsConfig::reparseConfiguration(const QByteArray&conf)
+{
+  KSettings::Dispatcher::reparseConfiguration(conf);
+}
+
 void KWinEffectsConfig::load()
 {
     kDebug() << k_funcinfo << endl;
diff --git a/kcmkwin/kwineffects/main.h b/kcmkwin/kwineffects/main.h
index 73a4e4998b..22074051ec 100644
--- a/kcmkwin/kwineffects/main.h
+++ b/kcmkwin/kwineffects/main.h
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ class KWinEffectsConfig : public KCModule
         virtual void load();
         virtual void save();
         virtual void defaults();
-
+	void reparseConfiguration(const QByteArray&conf);
 
     private:
         KSharedConfigPtr mKWinConfig;