diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index ac1006b4..89f7049d 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ macro_optional_add_subdirectory (svgpart)
 macro_optional_add_subdirectory (thumbnailers)
 macro_optional_add_subdirectory (yakuake)
 macro_optional_add_subdirectory (kdevplatform)
-macro_optional_add_subdirectory (kdevelop)
+# FIXME: bootstrap fails because of kdevplatform not being found
+# macro_optional_add_subdirectory (kdevelop)
 
 macro_display_feature_log()
diff --git a/kdevelop/CMakeLists.txt b/kdevelop/CMakeLists.txt
index 99a4cab2..0dda977b 100644
--- a/kdevelop/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/kdevelop/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -37,9 +37,7 @@ if("${_isSystemLibDir}" STREQUAL "-1")
 endif("${_isSystemLibDir}" STREQUAL "-1")
 set(CMAKE_INSTALL_RPATH_USE_LINK_PATH TRUE)
 
-# find_package(KDevPlatform COMPONENTS INTERFACES REQUIRED)
-include(ExternalProject)
-ExternalProject_Add(KDevPlatform SOURCE_DIR "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/kdevplatform")
+find_package(KDevPlatform REQUIRED)
 
 include_directories(${KDEVPLATFORM_INCLUDE_DIR})