diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 245dd10562..798a5f8e61 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -221,13 +221,16 @@ set(kwin_OWN_LIBS
 )
 
 set(kwin_QT_LIBS
-    ${QT_QTDECLARATIVE_LIBRARY}
+    ${Qt5Declarative_LIBRARIES}
+    ${Qt5X11Extras_LIBRARIES}
 )
 
 set(kwin_KDE_LIBS
-    ${KDE4_KDEUI_LIBS}
-    ${KDE4_PLASMA_LIBS}
-    ${KDECLARATIVE_LIBRARIES}
+    ${KDE4Support_LIBRARIES}
+    ${KDE4_KDEUI_LIBRARY}
+    KF5::KCrash
+    KF5::plasma
+    KF5::KWindowSystem
 )
 
 set(kwin_XLIB_LIBS
diff --git a/libkdecorations/CMakeLists.txt b/libkdecorations/CMakeLists.txt
index 4fa03bc1de..0e38b8fd6a 100644
--- a/libkdecorations/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/libkdecorations/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -9,8 +9,16 @@ set(kdecorations_LIB_SRCS
 
 kde4_add_library(kdecorations SHARED ${kdecorations_LIB_SRCS})
 
-target_link_libraries(kdecorations ${KDE4_KDEUI_LIBS})
-target_link_libraries(kdecorations LINK_INTERFACE_LIBRARIES ${KDE4_KDEUI_LIBS})
+target_link_libraries(kdecorations
+    ${Qt5Widgets_LIBRARIES}
+    ${Qt5X11Extras_LIBRARIES}
+    ${KDE4_KDECORE_LIBRARY} # kdebug
+    ${KDE4_KDEUI_LIBRARY} # KGlobalSettings::windowTitleFont
+    KF5::KConfigCore
+    KF5::KI18n
+    KF5::KService # KLibrary
+)
+# target_link_libraries(kdecorations LINK_INTERFACE_LIBRARIES ${KDE4_KDEUI_LIBS})
 
 set_target_properties(kdecorations PROPERTIES
    VERSION ${GENERIC_LIB_VERSION}
diff --git a/libkwineffects/CMakeLists.txt b/libkwineffects/CMakeLists.txt
index 4a218f5df2..c2e3b1999e 100644
--- a/libkwineffects/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/libkwineffects/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -10,11 +10,14 @@ set(kwin_EFFECTSLIB_SRCS
     )
 
 set(kwineffects_QT_LIBS
-    ${QT_QTGUI_LIBRARY}
+    ${Qt5DBus_LIBRARIES}
+    ${Qt5Widgets_LIBRARIES}
+    ${Qt5X11Extras_LIBRARIES}
 )
 
 set(kwineffects_KDE_LIBS
-    ${KDE4_KDEUI_LIBS}
+    KF5::XmlGui # needed for KShortcutEditor
+    ${KDE4_KDECORE_LIBS} # needed for KDebug
 )
 
 set(kwineffects_XLIB_LIBS
@@ -58,7 +61,7 @@ macro( KWIN4_ADD_GLUTILS_BACKEND name glinclude )
         include_directories(${OPENGLES_EGL_INCLUDE_DIR})
     endif()
     kde4_add_library(${name} SHARED ${kwin_GLUTILSLIB_SRCS})
-    target_link_libraries(${name} ${KDE4_KDEUI_LIBS} ${QT_QTGUI_LIBRARY} ${kwineffects_XLIB_LIBS} ${kwineffects_XCB_LIBS} kwineffects)
+    target_link_libraries(${name} ${KDE4_KDECORE_LIBS} ${kwineffects_QT_LIBS} ${kwineffects_XLIB_LIBS} ${kwineffects_XCB_LIBS} kwineffects)
     if(OPENGL_EGL_FOUND)
         target_link_libraries(${name} ${OPENGLES_EGL_LIBRARY})
     endif()