diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/kde-4.3/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/kde-4.3/default.nix
index 3298408c5bab..48ba9fc65a32 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/kde-4.3/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/kde-4.3/default.nix
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ pkgs.recurseIntoAttrs (rec {
   kdelibs = import ./libs {
     inherit (pkgs) stdenv fetchurl lib cmake qt4 perl bzip2 pcre fam libxml2 libxslt;
     inherit (pkgs) xz flex bison giflib jasper openexr aspell avahi shared_mime_info
-      kerberos;
+      kerberos acl attr;
     inherit automoc4 phonon strigi soprano;
   };
 
diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/kde-4.3/libs/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/kde-4.3/libs/default.nix
index 3f5f2d5ab50a..c37bda037128 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/kde-4.3/libs/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/kde-4.3/libs/default.nix
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 { stdenv, fetchurl, cmake, lib, perl
 , qt4, bzip2, pcre, fam, libxml2, libxslt, shared_mime_info, giflib, jasper
-, xz, flex, bison, openexr, aspell, avahi, kerberos
+, xz, flex, bison, openexr, aspell, avahi, kerberos, acl, attr
 , automoc4, phonon, strigi, soprano
 }:
 
@@ -16,9 +16,12 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
 
   buildInputs = [
     cmake perl qt4 stdenv.gcc.libc xz flex bison bzip2 pcre fam libxml2 libxslt
-    shared_mime_info giflib jasper /* openexr */ aspell avahi kerberos
+    shared_mime_info giflib jasper /* openexr */ aspell avahi kerberos acl attr
     automoc4 phonon strigi soprano
   ];
+
+  # I don't know why cmake does not find the acl files (but finds attr files)
+  cmakeFlags = [ "-DHAVE_ACL_LIBACL_H=ON" "-DHAVE_SYS_ACL_H=ON" ];
   
   meta = {
     description = "KDE libraries";