diff --git a/clients/kde/Makefile.am b/clients/kde/Makefile.am
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+INCLUDES = $(all_includes) 
+
+lib_LTLIBRARIES = libkwindefault.la
+
+libkwindefault_la_SOURCES = \
+Button.cpp \
+CloseButton.cpp \
+DBWidget.cpp \
+IconifyButton.cpp \
+StickyButton.cpp \
+Manager.cpp \
+MaximiseButton.cpp \
+ResizeBar.cpp \
+ResizeMid.cpp \
+ResizeSide.cpp \
+TitleBar.cpp \
+TitleText.cpp \
+Static.cpp
+libkwindefault_la_LIBADD = ../../kwin.la
+libkwindefault_la_LDFLAGS = $(all_libraries) $(KDE_PLUGIN)
+
+METASOURCES = AUTO
+noinst_HEADERS = \
+Button.h \
+CloseButton.h \
+DBWidget.h \
+IconifyButton.h \
+StickyButton.h \
+Manager.h \
+MaximiseButton.h \
+ResizeBar.h \
+ResizeMid.h \
+ResizeSide.h \
+TitleBar.h \
+TitleText.h \
+Static.h
+
+lnkdir = $(kde_datadir)/kwin/
+lnk_DATA = kde.desktop
+
+EXTRA_DIST = $(lnk_DATA)
+
+