diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 3657edc2..eecf21b1 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -284,16 +284,18 @@ dnl Check KDE
 AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether to have KDE slit support])
 AC_ARG_ENABLE(
   kde,
-[  --enable-kde            KDE slit support [default=no]],
+[  --enable-kde            KDE slit support [default=yes]],
   if test x$enableval = "xyes"; then
     AC_MSG_RESULT([yes])
     AC_DEFINE(KDE, 1, "KDE slit support")
   else
     AC_MSG_RESULT([no])
   fi,
-  AC_MSG_RESULT([no])
+  AC_MSG_RESULT([yes])
+  AC_DEFINE(KDE, 1, "KDE slit support")
 )
 
+
 dnl Check GNOME
 
 AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether to have GNOME support])