diff --git a/effects/CMakeLists.txt b/effects/CMakeLists.txt
index 68b626559d..25ba57ca35 100644
--- a/effects/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/effects/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ kde4_no_enable_final(kwineffects)
 #add_subdirectory( _test )
 macro( KWIN4_ADD_EFFECT_BACKEND name )
     kde4_add_plugin( ${name} ${ARGN} )
-    target_link_libraries( ${name} kwineffects ${KDE4_KDEUI_LIBS} kephal ${KDE4_PLASMA_LIBS} ${X11_Xfixes_LIB} ${X11_Xcursor_LIB})
+    target_link_libraries( ${name} kwineffects ${KDE4_KDEUI_LIBS} ${KDE4_PLASMA_LIBS} ${X11_Xfixes_LIB} ${X11_Xcursor_LIB})
     if (X11_Xfixes_FOUND)
         target_link_libraries(${name} ${X11_Xfixes_LIB})
     endif (X11_Xfixes_FOUND)
@@ -47,18 +47,18 @@ macro( KWIN4_ADD_EFFECT_CONFIG name )
 
     kde4_add_ui_files( kwin4_effect_src ${kwin4_effect_ui} )
     kde4_add_plugin( kcm_kwin4_effect_${name} ${kwin4_effect_src} )
-    target_link_libraries( kcm_kwin4_effect_${name} kwineffects ${KDE4_KIO_LIBS} ${KDE4_KDEUI_LIBS} kephal )
+    target_link_libraries( kcm_kwin4_effect_${name} kwineffects ${KDE4_KIO_LIBS} ${KDE4_KDEUI_LIBS} )
     install( TARGETS kcm_kwin4_effect_${name} DESTINATION ${PLUGIN_INSTALL_DIR} )
 endmacro( KWIN4_ADD_EFFECT_CONFIG )
 
 macro( KWIN4_EFFECT_LINK_XRENDER name )
     if( KWIN_HAVE_XRENDER_COMPOSITING )
-        target_link_libraries( kwin4_effect_${name} ${X11_Xrender_LIB} ${X11_LIBRARIES} kephal )
+        target_link_libraries( kwin4_effect_${name} ${X11_Xrender_LIB} ${X11_LIBRARIES} )
 
         # if building for OpenGL and OpenGL ES we have two targets
         # TODO: if building for OpenGL ES we should not build XRender support
         if(OPENGLES_FOUND)
-            target_link_libraries( kwin4_effect_gles_${name} ${X11_Xrender_LIB} ${X11_LIBRARIES} kephal )
+            target_link_libraries( kwin4_effect_gles_${name} ${X11_Xrender_LIB} ${X11_LIBRARIES} )
         endif(OPENGLES_FOUND)
     endif( KWIN_HAVE_XRENDER_COMPOSITING )
 endmacro( KWIN4_EFFECT_LINK_XRENDER )