diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index d3a438b80d..a66d434976 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ INCLUDE(CMakeDependentOption)
 
 OPTION(KWIN_BUILD_DECORATIONS "Enable building of KWin decorations." ON)
 OPTION(KWIN_BUILD_OXYGEN "Enable building of default decoration Oxygen" ON)
-OPTION(KWIN_BUILD_KCMS "Enable building of KWin configuration modules." OFF)
+OPTION(KWIN_BUILD_KCMS "Enable building of KWin configuration modules." ON)
 OPTION(KWIN_MOBILE_EFFECTS "Only build effects relevant for mobile devices" OFF)
 OPTION(KWIN_BUILD_TABBOX "Enable building of KWin Tabbox functionality" ON)
 OPTION(KWIN_BUILD_SCREENEDGES "Enable building of KWin with screen edge support" ON)
diff --git a/kcmkwin/CMakeLists.txt b/kcmkwin/CMakeLists.txt
index c4041a2b7b..5e20b9132d 100644
--- a/kcmkwin/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/kcmkwin/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,15 +1,17 @@
-add_subdirectory( kwinoptions )
-add_subdirectory( kwindecoration )
-add_subdirectory( kwinrules )
-add_subdirectory( kwincompositing )
-if(KWIN_BUILD_SCREENEDGES)
-    add_subdirectory( kwinscreenedges )
-endif()
-if(KWIN_BUILD_SCRIPTING)
-    add_subdirectory( kwinscripts )
-endif()
+remove_definitions(-DQT_NO_CAST_FROM_ASCII -DQT_STRICT_ITERATORS -DQT_NO_CAST_FROM_BYTEARRAY -DQT_NO_KEYWORDS)
+
+# add_subdirectory( kwinoptions )
+# add_subdirectory( kwindecoration )
+# add_subdirectory( kwinrules )
+# add_subdirectory( kwincompositing )
+# if(KWIN_BUILD_SCREENEDGES)
+#     add_subdirectory( kwinscreenedges )
+# endif()
+# if(KWIN_BUILD_SCRIPTING)
+#     add_subdirectory( kwinscripts )
+# endif()
 add_subdirectory( kwindesktop )
 
-if( KWIN_BUILD_TABBOX )
-add_subdirectory( kwintabbox )
-endif()
+# if( KWIN_BUILD_TABBOX )
+# add_subdirectory( kwintabbox )
+# endif()