diff --git a/src/plasma/CMakeLists.txt b/src/plasma/CMakeLists.txt
index 1b1d75f76..90c020e38 100644
--- a/src/plasma/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/plasma/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -145,7 +145,9 @@ set_target_properties(KF5Plasma PROPERTIES
                       )
 
 ########### install files ###############
-generate_export_header(KF5Plasma BASE_NAME Plasma)
+generate_export_header(KF5Plasma
+    BASE_NAME Plasma
+    EXPORT_FILE_NAME plasma/plasma_export.h)
 ecm_generate_headers(Plasma_CamelCase_HEADERS
     HEADER_NAMES
         Applet
@@ -172,7 +174,7 @@ ecm_generate_headers(Plasma_CamelCase_HEADERS
 
 install(FILES
         ${Plasma_HEADERS}
-        ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/plasma_export.h
+        ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/plasma/plasma_export.h
         version.h
         DESTINATION ${INCLUDE_INSTALL_DIR}/plasma COMPONENT Devel)
 
diff --git a/src/plasma/configloader.h b/src/plasma/configloader.h
index c77027298..cc1a6ccd0 100644
--- a/src/plasma/configloader.h
+++ b/src/plasma/configloader.h
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 #include <kconfigskeleton.h>
 #include <ksharedconfig.h>
 
-#include "plasma_export.h"
+#include <plasma/plasma_export.h>
 
 /**
  * @class ConfigLoader plasma/configloader.h <Plasma/ConfigLoader>
diff --git a/src/plasma/corona.h b/src/plasma/corona.h
index 7a8bfab30..8b8918efc 100644
--- a/src/plasma/corona.h
+++ b/src/plasma/corona.h
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 
 #include <plasma/containment.h>
 #include <plasma/plasma.h>
-#include "plasma_export.h"
+#include <plasma/plasma_export.h>
 
 class QAction;
 
diff --git a/src/plasma/datacontainer.h b/src/plasma/datacontainer.h
index d58d87a91..57fac3f59 100644
--- a/src/plasma/datacontainer.h
+++ b/src/plasma/datacontainer.h
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 #include <QtCore/QTimer>
 
 #include <kjob.h>
-#include "plasma_export.h"
+#include <plasma/plasma_export.h>
 #include <plasma/dataengine.h>
 
 class QAbstractItemModel;
diff --git a/src/plasma/dataengineconsumer.h b/src/plasma/dataengineconsumer.h
index db7aebc13..d1c8d6b71 100644
--- a/src/plasma/dataengineconsumer.h
+++ b/src/plasma/dataengineconsumer.h
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 
 #include <QtCore/QUrl>
 
-#include "plasma_export.h"
+#include <plasma/plasma_export.h>
 
 namespace Plasma
 {
diff --git a/src/plasma/framesvg.h b/src/plasma/framesvg.h
index dafa6ff6d..f4b166980 100644
--- a/src/plasma/framesvg.h
+++ b/src/plasma/framesvg.h
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 #include <QtCore/QObject>
 #include <QPixmap>
 
-#include "plasma_export.h"
+#include <plasma/plasma_export.h>
 
 #include <plasma/plasma.h>
 #include <plasma/svg.h>
diff --git a/src/plasma/package.h b/src/plasma/package.h
index 23704b14b..afc04dd2e 100644
--- a/src/plasma/package.h
+++ b/src/plasma/package.h
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 #include <kplugininfo.h>
 
 #include <plasma/plasma.h>
-#include "plasma_export.h"
+#include <plasma/plasma_export.h>
 
 class KJob;
 
diff --git a/src/plasma/packagestructure.h b/src/plasma/packagestructure.h
index 521433c1d..1292f3db5 100644
--- a/src/plasma/packagestructure.h
+++ b/src/plasma/packagestructure.h
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 #include <kplugininfo.h>
 
 #include <plasma/plasma.h>
-#include "plasma_export.h"
+#include <plasma/plasma_export.h>
 #include <plasma/package.h>
 
 namespace Plasma
diff --git a/src/plasma/plasma.h b/src/plasma/plasma.h
index 5de5d3b57..c7048e788 100644
--- a/src/plasma/plasma.h
+++ b/src/plasma/plasma.h
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 
 #include <QPainterPath>
 
-#include "plasma_export.h"
+#include <plasma/plasma_export.h>
 
 class QAction;
 
diff --git a/src/plasma/scripting/appletscript.h b/src/plasma/scripting/appletscript.h
index 77175f2c1..616139579 100644
--- a/src/plasma/scripting/appletscript.h
+++ b/src/plasma/scripting/appletscript.h
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 #include <kplugininfo.h>
 
 #include <plasma/containment.h>
-#include "plasma_export.h"
+#include <plasma/plasma_export.h>
 #include <plasma/scripting/scriptengine.h>
 
 class QAction;
diff --git a/src/plasma/scripting/dataenginescript.h b/src/plasma/scripting/dataenginescript.h
index e31353ee7..4618eacc0 100644
--- a/src/plasma/scripting/dataenginescript.h
+++ b/src/plasma/scripting/dataenginescript.h
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 
 #include <kplugininfo.h>
 
-#include "plasma_export.h"
+#include <plasma/plasma_export.h>
 #include <plasma/dataengine.h>
 #include <plasma/scripting/scriptengine.h>
 
diff --git a/src/plasma/scripting/scriptengine.h b/src/plasma/scripting/scriptengine.h
index bd014bf22..4844c0e11 100644
--- a/src/plasma/scripting/scriptengine.h
+++ b/src/plasma/scripting/scriptengine.h
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 #define PLASMA_SCRIPTENGINE_H
 
 #include <plasma/package.h>
-#include "plasma_export.h"
+#include <plasma/plasma_export.h>
 #include <plasma/plasma.h>
 
 #include <QtCore/QObject>
diff --git a/src/plasma/service.h b/src/plasma/service.h
index deaf602f0..eff3aacd1 100644
--- a/src/plasma/service.h
+++ b/src/plasma/service.h
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 
 #include <kconfiggroup.h>
 
-#include "plasma_export.h"
+#include <plasma/plasma_export.h>
 #include <plasma/plasma.h>
 
 class QIODevice;
diff --git a/src/plasma/servicejob.h b/src/plasma/servicejob.h
index a8901c14f..fa3b34635 100644
--- a/src/plasma/servicejob.h
+++ b/src/plasma/servicejob.h
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 
 #include <kjob.h>
 
-#include "plasma_export.h"
+#include <plasma/plasma_export.h>
 
 namespace Plasma
 {
diff --git a/src/plasma/svg.h b/src/plasma/svg.h
index 7bc77bdc6..e8bfe294b 100644
--- a/src/plasma/svg.h
+++ b/src/plasma/svg.h
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 #include <QtCore/QObject>
 #include <QPixmap>
 
-#include "plasma_export.h"
+#include <plasma/plasma_export.h>
 
 class QPainter;
 class QPoint;
diff --git a/src/plasma/theme.h b/src/plasma/theme.h
index c6100312e..42677fb1b 100644
--- a/src/plasma/theme.h
+++ b/src/plasma/theme.h
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 #include <kplugininfo.h>
 #include <ksharedconfig.h>
 
-#include "plasma_export.h"
+#include <plasma/plasma_export.h>
 
 namespace Plasma
 {
diff --git a/src/plasma/version.h b/src/plasma/version.h
index 1a7a91442..843bd3fc8 100644
--- a/src/plasma/version.h
+++ b/src/plasma/version.h
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 
 /** @file plasma/version.h <Plasma/Version> */
 
-#include "plasma_export.h"
+#include <plasma/plasma_export.h>
 #include <plasma_version.h>
 
 #define PLASMA_MAKE_VERSION(a,b,c) (((a) << 16) | ((b) << 8) | (c))