--- a/src/lib/util/kdelibs4migration.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/util/kdelibs4migration.cpp
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 class Kdelibs4MigrationPrivate
 {
 public:
-    QString m_kdeHome;
+    QString m_kdeHome = QDir::home().filePath(QStringLiteral(".kde4"));
 };
 
 Kdelibs4Migration::Kdelibs4Migration()
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ Kdelibs4Migration::Kdelibs4Migration()
     if (qEnvironmentVariableIsSet("KDEHOME")) {
         //qCDebug(KCOREADDONS_DEBUG) << "Using KDEHOME as the location of the old config file";
         d->m_kdeHome = QString::fromLocal8Bit(qgetenv("KDEHOME"));
+    }
+#if 0
     } else {
         QDir homeDir = QDir::home();
         QVector<QString> testSubdirs;
@@ -63,6 +65,7 @@ Kdelibs4Migration::Kdelibs4Migration()
             d->m_kdeHome = homeDir.filePath(QStringLiteral(KDE4_DEFAULT_HOME));
         }
     }
+#endif
 
     if (!d->m_kdeHome.isEmpty() && !d->m_kdeHome.endsWith(QLatin1Char('/'))) {
         d->m_kdeHome.append(QLatin1Char('/'));