diff --git a/kioclient/CMakeLists.txt b/kioclient/CMakeLists.txt
index f32ec8f6..515e5b6c 100644
--- a/kioclient/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/kioclient/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+add_definitions(-DKDE_DEFAULT_DEBUG_AREA=101)
+
 set(kioclient_SRCS kioclient.cpp )
 add_executable(kioclient ${kioclient_SRCS})
 target_compile_definitions(kioclient PRIVATE -DKIOCLIENT_AS_KIOCLIENT)
diff --git a/kioclient/kioclient.cpp b/kioclient/kioclient.cpp
index f2c6b974..63ae656c 100644
--- a/kioclient/kioclient.cpp
+++ b/kioclient/kioclient.cpp
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ bool ClientApp::doIt()
 
     // KIO needs dbus (for uiserver communication)
     if (!QDBusConnection::sessionBus().isConnected())
-        kFatal(101) << "Session bus not found" ;
+        kFatal() << "Session bus not found" ;
 
 #ifdef KIOCLIENT_AS_KDEOPEN
     return app.kde_open(args->url(0), QByteArray(), false);