diff --git a/startkde.cmake b/startkde.cmake
index c1a8ee49..12d4a612 100644
--- a/startkde.cmake
+++ b/startkde.cmake
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ echo 'startkde: Shutting down...'  1>&2
 test -n "$ksplash_pid" && kill "$ksplash_pid" 2>/dev/null
 
 # Clean up
-kdeinit4_shutdown
+kdeinit4 --shutdown
 
 unset KDE_FULL_SESSION
 xprop -root -remove KDE_FULL_SESSION