diff --git a/shared/defines.h b/shared/defines.h
index 227a714..8ead3f6 100644
--- a/shared/defines.h
+++ b/shared/defines.h
@@ -16,9 +16,6 @@
  * along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
  */
 
-#ifndef SHARED_DEFINES_H
-#define SHARED_DEFINES_H
+#pragma once
 
 #define SHARED_UNUSED(x) (void)(x)
-
-#endif
diff --git a/shared/global.cpp b/shared/global.cpp
index efa85cf..362bf81 100644
--- a/shared/global.cpp
+++ b/shared/global.cpp
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 #include "global.h"
 #include <QFontDatabase>
 
+#include "defines.h"
 #include "enums.h"
 #include "ui/models/roster.h"
 
@@ -361,27 +362,32 @@ void Shared::Global::highlightInFileManager(const QString& path)
 }
 
 QIcon Shared::Global::createThemePreview(const QString& path) {
+#ifdef WITH_KCONFIG
     if (supported("colorSchemeTools")) {
         QIcon* icon = createPreview(path);
         QIcon localIcon = *icon;
         deletePreview(icon);
         return localIcon;
-    } else {
-        return QIcon();
     }
+#endif
+
+    return QIcon();
 }
 
 QString Shared::Global::getColorSchemeName(const QString& path) {
+#ifdef WITH_KCONFIG
     if (supported("colorSchemeTools")) {
         QString res;
         colorSchemeName(path, res);
         return res;
-    } else {
-        return "";
     }
+#endif
+
+    return "";
 }
 
 void Shared::Global::setTheme(const QString& path) {
+#ifdef WITH_KCONFIG
     if (supported("colorSchemeTools")) {
         if (path.toLower() == "system") {
             QApplication::setPalette(getInstance()->defaultSystemPalette);
@@ -391,6 +397,10 @@ void Shared::Global::setTheme(const QString& path) {
             QApplication::setPalette(pallete);
         }
     }
+#else
+    SHARED_UNUSED(path);
+    qDebug("setTheme() was called, but this version of squawk was compiled without KConfig support, ignoring");
+#endif
 }
 
 void Shared::Global::setStyle(const QString& style) {