diff --git a/wallpaper.cpp b/wallpaper.cpp
index 2704530c1..485804ddc 100644
--- a/wallpaper.cpp
+++ b/wallpaper.cpp
@@ -631,7 +631,12 @@ void Wallpaper::insertIntoCache(const QString& key, const QImage &image)
 
     if (d->cacheRendering) {
         if (image.isNull()) {
+#ifndef PLASMA_NO_KIO
             KIO::file_delete(d->cachePath(key));
+#else
+            QFile f(d->cachePath(key));
+            f.remove():
+#endif
         } else {
             QThreadPool::globalInstance()->start(new SaveImageThread(image, d->cachePath(key)));
         }