diff --git a/meta/recipes-qt/qt4/qt4-x11-free.inc b/meta/recipes-qt/qt4/qt4-x11-free.inc
index 072c522..a59198d 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-qt/qt4/qt4-x11-free.inc
+++ b/meta/recipes-qt/qt4/qt4-x11-free.inc
@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@ QT_GLFLAGS_qemuppc = "-opengl"
 QT_CONFIG_FLAGS += "-no-xinerama -no-xkb"
 QT_BASE_LIB  ?= "libqt"
 
+# required by kdelibs4
+QT_DISTRO_FLAGS = "-accessibility -sm"
+
 inherit qt4x11
 
 do_install_append() {