diff --git a/kdesu/CMakeLists.txt b/kdesu/CMakeLists.txt
index c4f1eaf980..7f639ab65d 100644
--- a/kdesu/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/kdesu/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,60 +1,61 @@
 
 project(kdesu)
 
 include_directories( ${KDE4_KPTY_INCLUDES} )
 
 check_function_exists(setpriority HAVE_SETPRIORITY)
 check_function_exists(getpeereid HAVE_GETPEEREID)
 
 set(CMAKE_EXTRA_INCLUDE_FILES sys/socket.h)
 check_type_size("struct ucred" STRUCT_UCRED) #defines HAVE_STRUCT_UCRED (bool) and STRUCT_UCRED (size, unused)
 set(CMAKE_EXTRA_INCLUDE_FILES)  #reset CMAKE_EXTRA_INCLUDE_FILES
 
 configure_file(config-kdesu.h.cmake ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/config-kdesu.h )
 
 ########### next target ###############
 
 set(kdesu_LIB_SRCS
    client.cpp
    process.cpp
    kcookie.cpp
    su.cpp
    ssh.cpp
    stub.cpp
    )
 
 
 kde4_add_library(kdesu ${LIBRARY_TYPE} ${kdesu_LIB_SRCS})
+generate_export_header(kdesu)
 
 target_link_libraries(kdesu ${KDE4_KPTY_LIBS} )
 target_link_libraries(kdesu LINK_INTERFACE_LIBRARIES ${QT_QTCORE_LIBRARY} )
 
 if(KDESU_USE_SUDO_DEFAULT)
    set_source_files_properties(su.cpp PROPERTIES 
                                COMPILE_FLAGS -DKDESU_USE_SUDO_DEFAULT)
 endif(KDESU_USE_SUDO_DEFAULT)
 
 set_target_properties(kdesu PROPERTIES
    VERSION ${KDE_NON_GENERIC_LIB_VERSION}
    SOVERSION ${KDE_NON_GENERIC_LIB_SOVERSION}
 )
 
 install(TARGETS kdesu ${INSTALL_TARGETS_DEFAULT_ARGS} )
 
 
 ########### next target ###############
 
 set(kdesu_stub_SRCS kdesu_stub.c )
 
 kde4_add_executable(kdesu_stub NOGUI ${kdesu_stub_SRCS})
 
 install(TARGETS kdesu_stub DESTINATION ${LIBEXEC_INSTALL_DIR} )
 
 
 ########### install files ###############
-install( FILES kdesu_export.h client.h process.h su.h ssh.h stub.h defaults.h 
+install( FILES ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/kdesu_export.h client.h process.h su.h ssh.h stub.h defaults.h
          DESTINATION  ${INCLUDE_INSTALL_DIR}/kdesu COMPONENT Devel)
 
 
 
 
diff --git a/kdesu/kdesu_export.h b/kdesu/kdesu_export.h
deleted file mode 100644
index eb75511a0c..0000000000
--- a/kdesu/kdesu_export.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,39 +0,0 @@
-/*  This file is part of the KDE project
-    Copyright (C) 2007 David Faure <faure@kde.org>
-
-    This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
-    modify it under the terms of the GNU Library General Public
-    License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
-    version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
-
-    This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
-    but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-    MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
-    Library General Public License for more details.
-
-    You should have received a copy of the GNU Library General Public License
-    along with this library; see the file COPYING.LIB.  If not, write to
-    the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor,
-    Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.
-*/
-
-#ifndef KDESU_EXPORT_H
-#define KDESU_EXPORT_H
-
-/* needed for KDE_EXPORT and KDE_IMPORT macros */
-#include <kdemacros.h>
-
-#ifndef KDESU_EXPORT
-# if defined(KDELIBS_STATIC_LIBS)
-   /* No export/import for static libraries */
-#  define KDESU_EXPORT
-# elif defined(MAKE_KDESU_LIB)
-   /* We are building this library */ 
-#  define KDESU_EXPORT KDE_EXPORT
-# else
-   /* We are using this library */ 
-#  define KDESU_EXPORT KDE_IMPORT
-# endif
-#endif
-
-#endif