diff --git a/clients/oxygen/CMakeLists.txt b/clients/oxygen/CMakeLists.txt
index e3aa38615b..7acf5b36d8 100644
--- a/clients/oxygen/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/clients/oxygen/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ set(kwin_oxy_SRCS
 kde4_add_plugin(kwin3_oxy ${kwin_oxy_SRCS})
 
 
-target_link_libraries(kwin3_oxy ${KDE4_KDEFX_LIBS}  ${KDE4_KDEUI_LIBS} ${X11_Xrender_LIB} kdecorations)
+target_link_libraries(kwin3_oxy ${KDE4_KDEUI_LIBS} ${X11_Xrender_LIB} kdecorations)
 
 install(TARGETS kwin3_oxy  DESTINATION ${PLUGIN_INSTALL_DIR} )
 
diff --git a/clients/plastik/CMakeLists.txt b/clients/plastik/CMakeLists.txt
index c82110dc1b..e3c4fcd070 100644
--- a/clients/plastik/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/clients/plastik/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ kde4_add_plugin(kwin3_plastik ${kwin3_plastik_PART_SRCS})
 
 
 
-target_link_libraries(kwin3_plastik kdecorations ${KDE4_KDEFX_LIBS})
+target_link_libraries(kwin3_plastik kdecorations )
 
 install(TARGETS kwin3_plastik  DESTINATION ${PLUGIN_INSTALL_DIR} )