diff --git a/package.cpp b/package.cpp
index c96fb6cd5..bbe19f180 100644
--- a/package.cpp
+++ b/package.cpp
@@ -58,6 +58,69 @@
 namespace Plasma
 {
 
+#ifdef PLASMA_NO_KIO // Provide some convenience for dealing with folders
+
+bool copyFolder(QString sourcePath, QString targetPath)
+{
+    QDir source(sourcePath);
+    if(!source.exists())
+        return false;
+
+    QDir target(targetPath);
+    if(!target.exists()) {
+        QString targetName = target.dirName();
+        target.cdUp();
+        target.mkdir(targetName);
+        target = QDir(targetPath);
+    }
+
+    foreach (const QString &fileName, source.entryList(QDir::Files)) {
+        QString sourceFilePath = sourcePath + QDir::separator() + fileName;
+        QString targetFilePath = targetPath + QDir::separator() + fileName;
+
+        if (!QFile::copy(sourceFilePath, targetFilePath)) {
+            return false;
+        }
+    }
+
+    foreach (const QString &subFolderName, source.entryList(QDir::AllDirs | QDir::NoDotAndDotDot)) {
+        QString sourceSubFolderPath = sourcePath + QDir::separator() + subFolderName;
+        QString targetSubFolderPath = targetPath + QDir::separator() + subFolderName;
+
+        if (!copyFolder(sourceSubFolderPath, targetSubFolderPath)) {
+            return false;
+        }
+    }
+
+    return true;
+}
+
+bool removeFolder(QString folderPath)
+{
+    QDir folder(folderPath);
+    if(!folder.exists())
+        return false;
+
+    foreach (const QString &fileName, folder.entryList(QDir::Files)) {
+        if (!QFile::remove(folderPath + QDir::separator() + fileName)) {
+            return false;
+        }
+    }
+
+    foreach (const QString &subFolderName, folder.entryList(QDir::AllDirs | QDir::NoDotAndDotDot)) {
+        if (!removeFolder(folderPath + QDir::separator() + subFolderName)) {
+            return false;
+        }
+    }
+
+    QString folderName = folder.dirName();
+    folder.cdUp();
+    return folder.rmdir(folderName);
+}
+
+#endif // PLASMA_NO_KIO
+
+
 Package::Package()
     : d(new PackagePrivate(PackageStructure::Ptr(0), QString()))
 {
@@ -447,7 +510,8 @@ bool Package::installPackage(const QString &package,
         const bool ok = job->exec();
         const QString errorString = job->errorString();
 #else
-        const bool ok = QFile::rename(path, targetName);
+        const bool ok = copyFolder(path, targetName);
+        removeFolder(path);
         const QString errorString("unknown");
 #endif
         if (!ok) {
@@ -462,7 +526,7 @@ bool Package::installPackage(const QString &package,
         const bool ok = job->exec();
         const QString errorString = job->errorString();
 #else
-        const bool ok = false; // Qt dunno how to recursively copy directories, so don't bother
+        const bool ok = copyFolder(path, targetName);
         const QString errorString("unknown");
 #endif
         if (!ok) {
@@ -546,7 +610,7 @@ bool Package::uninstallPackage(const QString &pluginName,
     ok = job->exec();
     const QString errorString = job->errorString();
 #else
-    ok = QFile::remove(targetName);
+    ok = removeFolder(targetName);
     const QString errorString("unknown");
 #endif
     if (!ok) {