diff --git a/kcminit/CMakeLists.txt b/kcminit/CMakeLists.txt
index c34c9fe0..d19f0820 100644
--- a/kcminit/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/kcminit/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 ########### next target ###############
 
+add_definitions(-DKDE_DEFAULT_DEBUG_AREA=90250)
+
 add_executable(kcminit main.cpp)
 
 target_link_libraries(kcminit
diff --git a/kcminit/main.cpp b/kcminit/main.cpp
index 6ed8829b..d8d3c5f6 100644
--- a/kcminit/main.cpp
+++ b/kcminit/main.cpp
@@ -84,13 +84,13 @@ bool KCMInit::runModule(const QString &libName, KService::Ptr service)
         void *init = lib.resolve(kcminit.toUtf8());
         if (init) {
             // initialize the module
-            kDebug(1208) << "Initializing " << libName << ": " << kcminit;
+            kDebug() << "Initializing " << libName << ": " << kcminit;
 
             void (*func)() = (void(*)())init;
             func();
             return true;
         } else {
-            kDebug(1208) << "Module" << libName << "does not actually have a kcminit function";
+            kDebug() << "Module" << libName << "does not actually have a kcminit function";
         }
     }
     return false;
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ KCMInit::KCMInit( KCmdLineArgs* args )
 
     KService::Ptr serv = KService::serviceByStorageId( module );
     if ( !serv || serv->library().isEmpty() ) {
-      kError(1208) << i18n("Module %1 not found", module) << endl;
+      kError() << i18n("Module %1 not found", module) << endl;
       return;
     } else
       list.append(serv);