diff --git a/kdecore/kdebug.areas b/kdecore/kdebug.areas
index 5c18771a..0cbe46c4 100644
--- a/kdecore/kdebug.areas
+++ b/kdecore/kdebug.areas
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@
 7101        kio_file
 7102        kio_ftp
 7103        kio_http
+7104        kidletime
 51003       kexiv2
 51004       kpasswdstore
 51005       kpowermanager
diff --git a/kutils/kidletime/CMakeLists.txt b/kutils/kidletime/CMakeLists.txt
index b50b0826..cdedc8ee 100644
--- a/kutils/kidletime/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/kutils/kidletime/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 project(kidletime)
 
-######## kidletime ####################
+add_definitions(-DKDE_DEFAULT_DEBUG_AREA=7104)
 
 set(kidletime_LIB_SRCS
     kidletime.cpp