diff --git a/kcontrol/access/kcmaccess.cpp b/kcontrol/access/kcmaccess.cpp
index 89b907d6..c53392ad 100644
--- a/kcontrol/access/kcmaccess.cpp
+++ b/kcontrol/access/kcmaccess.cpp
@@ -672,7 +672,7 @@ void KAccessConfig::save()
   // make kaccess reread the configuration
   // turning a11y features off needs to be done by kaccess
   // so run it to clear any enabled features and it will exit if it should
-  KToolInvocation::self()->startServiceByStorageId("kaccess");
+  KToolInvocation::self()->startProgram("kaccess");
 
   emit changed(false);
 }
diff --git a/kcontrol/colors/colorscm.cpp b/kcontrol/colors/colorscm.cpp
index d4a2ad94..24dbc816 100644
--- a/kcontrol/colors/colorscm.cpp
+++ b/kcontrol/colors/colorscm.cpp
@@ -1162,7 +1162,7 @@ void KColorCm::save()
     displayGroup.writeEntry("exportKDEColors", applyToAlien->isChecked());
     cfg.sync();
 
-    KToolInvocation::self()->startServiceByStorageId("krdb");
+    KToolInvocation::self()->startProgram("krdb");
 
     emit changed(false);
 }
diff --git a/kcontrol/fonts/fonts.cpp b/kcontrol/fonts/fonts.cpp
index 545a4d41..8fb20bab 100644
--- a/kcontrol/fonts/fonts.cpp
+++ b/kcontrol/fonts/fonts.cpp
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ bool FontAASettings::load()
     xft.apply();  // Save this setting
     KConfigGroup(&kglobals, "General").writeEntry("XftHintStyle", KXftConfig::toStr(hStyle));
     kglobals.sync();
-    KToolInvocation::self()->startServiceByStorageId("krdb");
+    KToolInvocation::self()->startProgram("krdb");
   }
 
   hintingStyle->setCurrentIndex(getIndex(hStyle));
@@ -731,7 +731,7 @@ void KFonts::save()
   }
 #endif
 #endif
-  KToolInvocation::self()->startServiceByStorageId("krdb");
+  KToolInvocation::self()->startProgram("krdb");
 
   emit changed(false);
 }
diff --git a/kcontrol/input/mouse.cpp b/kcontrol/input/mouse.cpp
index cf78aa1f..b7690154 100644
--- a/kcontrol/input/mouse.cpp
+++ b/kcontrol/input/mouse.cpp
@@ -551,7 +551,7 @@ void MouseConfig::save()
   group.writeEntry("MKCurve", mk_curve->value());
 
   // restart kaccess
-  KToolInvocation::self()->startServiceByStorageId("kaccess");
+  KToolInvocation::self()->startProgram("kaccess");
 
   emit changed(false);
 }
diff --git a/kcontrol/input/xcursor/themepage.cpp b/kcontrol/input/xcursor/themepage.cpp
index d924ffbf..bdf7bf87 100644
--- a/kcontrol/input/xcursor/themepage.cpp
+++ b/kcontrol/input/xcursor/themepage.cpp
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ bool ThemePage::applyTheme(const CursorTheme *theme, const int size)
     KToolInvocation::self()->setLaunchEnv("XCURSOR_THEME", theme->name());
 
     // Update the Xcursor X resources
-    KToolInvocation::self()->startServiceByStorageId("krdb");
+    KToolInvocation::self()->startProgram("krdb");
 
     // Notify all applications that the cursor theme has changed
     KGlobalSettings::self()->emitChange(KGlobalSettings::MouseChanged);
diff --git a/kcontrol/style/kcmstyle.cpp b/kcontrol/style/kcmstyle.cpp
index 27dbfa26..2c04591b 100644
--- a/kcontrol/style/kcmstyle.cpp
+++ b/kcontrol/style/kcmstyle.cpp
@@ -389,7 +389,7 @@ void KCMStyle::save()
     // export fonts/colors settings.
     if (m_bStyleDirty | m_bToolbarDirty)    // Export only if necessary
     {
-        KToolInvocation::self()->startServiceByStorageId("krdb");
+        KToolInvocation::self()->startProgram("krdb");
     }
 
     // Clean up