diff --git a/tests/kplugins/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/kplugins/CMakeLists.txt
index f10f7b258..ec166a570 100644
--- a/tests/kplugins/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/kplugins/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ add_executable(plugintest
     plugintest.cpp
 )
 
-target_link_libraries(plugintest KF5::Plasma KF5::I18n KF5::Service Qt5::DBus Qt5::Gui)
+target_link_libraries(plugintest KF5::Plasma KF5::I18n KF5::Service Qt5::DBus Qt5::Widgets)
 
 #install(TARGETS plugintest ${KF5_INSTALL_TARGETS_DEFAULT_ARGS})
 
diff --git a/tests/kplugins/plugintest.cpp b/tests/kplugins/plugintest.cpp
index b34272db3..e468caa10 100644
--- a/tests/kplugins/plugintest.cpp
+++ b/tests/kplugins/plugintest.cpp
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ public:
 };
 
 PluginTest::PluginTest(int &argc, char **argv, QCommandLineParser *parser) :
-    QGuiApplication(argc, argv)
+    QApplication(argc, argv) // QApp needed for CursorNotificationHandler (QWidget)
 {
     d = new PluginTestPrivate;
     d->parser = parser;
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ bool PluginTest::loadFromKService(const QString &name)
         if (api.isEmpty()) {
             if (offers.first()) {
                 KPluginLoader plugin(*offers.first());
-                if (Plasma::isPluginVersionCompatible(plugin.pluginVersion())) {
+                if (Plasma::isPluginVersionCompatible(plugin)) {
                     engine = offers.first()->createInstance<Plasma::DataEngine>(0, allArgs, &error);
                 }
             }
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ bool PluginTest::loadKService(const QString &name)
         if (api.isEmpty()) {
             if (offers.first()) {
                 KPluginLoader plugin(*offers.first());
-                if (Plasma::isPluginVersionCompatible(plugin.pluginVersion())) {
+                if (Plasma::isPluginVersionCompatible(plugin)) {
                     //KPluginInfo::List infos = KPluginInfo::fromServices(offers.first());
                     //qDebug() << " plugininfo:" << info.name();
                     engine = offers.first()->createInstance<Plasma::DataEngine>(0, allArgs, &error);
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ bool PluginTest::loadKService(const QString &name)
 
 void PluginTest::dataUpdated(QString s, Plasma::DataEngine::Data d)
 {
-//     qDebug() << "new data for source:  " << s << d;
+    qDebug() << "new data for source:" << s << d;
 }
 
 } // namespace Plasma
diff --git a/tests/kplugins/plugintest.h b/tests/kplugins/plugintest.h
index a0322eb16..25d5aa379 100644
--- a/tests/kplugins/plugintest.h
+++ b/tests/kplugins/plugintest.h
@@ -20,8 +20,7 @@
 #ifndef PLUGINTEST_H
 #define PLUGINTEST_H
 
-#include <QCoreApplication>
-#include <QtGui/QGuiApplication>
+#include <QApplication>
 
 #include <Plasma/DataEngine>
 
@@ -32,7 +31,7 @@ namespace Plasma
 
 class PluginTestPrivate;
 
-class PluginTest : public QGuiApplication
+class PluginTest : public QApplication
 {
     Q_OBJECT