diff --git a/src/kdedistutils.py b/src/kdedistutils.py
index 908a130..03e6b9f 100644
--- a/src/kdedistutils.py
+++ b/src/kdedistutils.py
@@ -583,6 +583,19 @@ class BuildKControlModule(Command):
             self.announce("Using %s for Qt header files" % self.qt_inc_dir)
     
             # Qt lib dir
+            if self.qt_lib_dir is None:
+                canidatepaths = []
+                qtdir = os.getenv("TQTDIR")
+                if qtdir != None:
+                    canidatepaths.append(os.path.join(qtdir,get_libdir_name()))
+                canidatepaths.append(os.path.join(install.prefix,"lib/tqt3/"+get_libdir_name()))
+                canidatepaths.append(os.path.join(install.prefix,"lib/tqt3/"+get_libdir_name()))
+                canidatepaths.append(os.path.join(install.prefix,get_libdir_name()))
+                canidatepaths.append("/opt/tqt3/"+get_libdir_name())
+                canidatepaths.append("/opt/tqt/"+get_libdir_name())
+                canidatepaths.append("/opt/tqt/lib/"+get_libdir_name())
+                canidatepaths.append("/opt/tqt3/lib/"+get_libdir_name())
+                self.qt_lib_dir = FindFileInPaths('libtqt*',canidatepaths)
             if self.qt_lib_dir is None:
                 canidatepaths = []
                 qtdir = os.getenv("QTDIR")
@@ -1511,6 +1524,19 @@ class BuildKioslave(Command):
             self.announce("Using %s for Qt header files" % self.qt_inc_dir)
     
             # Qt lib dir
+            if self.qt_lib_dir is None:
+                canidatepaths = []
+                qtdir = os.getenv("TQTDIR")
+                if qtdir != None:
+                    canidatepaths.append(os.path.join(qtdir,get_libdir_name()))
+                canidatepaths.append(os.path.join(install.prefix,"lib/tqt3/"+get_libdir_name()))
+                canidatepaths.append(os.path.join(install.prefix,"lib/tqt3/"+get_libdir_name()))
+                canidatepaths.append(os.path.join(install.prefix,get_libdir_name()))
+                canidatepaths.append("/opt/tqt3/"+get_libdir_name())
+                canidatepaths.append("/opt/tqt/"+get_libdir_name())
+                canidatepaths.append("/opt/tqt/lib/"+get_libdir_name())
+                canidatepaths.append("/opt/tqt3/lib/"+get_libdir_name())
+                self.qt_lib_dir = FindFileInPaths('libtqt*',canidatepaths)
             if self.qt_lib_dir is None:
                 canidatepaths = []
                 qtdir = os.getenv("QTDIR")