diff --git a/applet.cpp b/applet.cpp
index 24e31723e..edafe2f6e 100644
--- a/applet.cpp
+++ b/applet.cpp
@@ -53,8 +53,6 @@
 #include <kactioncollection.h>
 #include <kauthorized.h>
 #include <kcolorscheme.h>
-#include <kcmoduleinfo.h>
-#include <kcmoduleproxy.h>
 #include <kdialog.h>
 #include <kdesktopfile.h>
 #include <kicon.h>
@@ -68,6 +66,11 @@
 #include <kwindowsystem.h>
 #include <kpushbutton.h>
 
+#ifndef PLASMA_NO_KUTILS
+#include <kcmoduleinfo.h>
+#include <kcmoduleproxy.h>
+#endif
+
 #ifndef PLASMA_NO_SOLID
 #include <solid/powermanagement.h>
 #endif
@@ -1885,14 +1888,16 @@ void Applet::showConfigurationInterface()
     }
 
     d->publishUI.publishCheckbox = 0;
-    if (d->package && d->configLoader) {
+    if (d->package) {
         KConfigDialog *dialog = 0;
 
         const QString uiFile = d->package->filePath("mainconfigui");
         KDesktopFile df(d->package->path() + "/metadata.desktop");
         const QStringList kcmPlugins = df.desktopGroup().readEntry("X-Plasma-ConfigPlugins", QStringList());
         if (!uiFile.isEmpty() || !kcmPlugins.isEmpty()) {
-            dialog = new AppletConfigDialog(0, d->configDialogId(), d->configLoader);
+            KConfigSkeleton *configLoader = d->configLoader ? d->configLoader : new KConfigSkeleton(0);
+            dialog = new AppletConfigDialog(0, d->configDialogId(), configLoader);
+
             dialog->setWindowTitle(d->configWindowTitle());
             dialog->setAttribute(Qt::WA_DeleteOnClose, true);
             bool hasPages = false;
@@ -1906,6 +1911,7 @@ void Applet::showConfigurationInterface()
             }
 
             foreach (const QString &kcm, kcmPlugins) {
+#ifndef PLASMA_NO_KUTILS
                 KCModuleProxy *module = new KCModuleProxy(kcm);
                 if (module->realModule()) {
                     dialog->addPage(module, module->moduleInfo().moduleName(), module->moduleInfo().icon());
@@ -1913,6 +1919,22 @@ void Applet::showConfigurationInterface()
                 } else {
                     delete module;
                 }
+#else
+                KService::Ptr service = KService::serviceByStorageId(kcm);
+                if (service) {
+                    QString error;
+                    KCModule *module = service->createInstance<KCModule>(dialog, QVariantList(), &error);
+                    if (module) {
+                        connect(module, SIGNAL(changed(bool)), dialog, SLOT(settingsModified(bool)));
+                        dialog->addPage(module, service->name(), service->icon());
+                        hasPages = true;
+                    } else {
+#ifndef NDEBUG
+                        kDebug() << "failed to load kcm" << kcm << "for" << name();
+#endif
+                    }
+                }
+#endif
             }
 
             if (hasPages) {