diff --git a/src/tdedistutils.py b/src/tdedistutils.py
index 8ffa6b5..f5e034c 100644
--- a/src/tdedistutils.py
+++ b/src/tdedistutils.py
@@ -654,10 +654,10 @@ class BuildKControlModule(Command):
 
             # Sip dir
             if self.sip_dir is None:
-                self.sip_dir = FindFileInPaths("sip4_tqt", sys.path)
+                self.sip_dir = os.path.dirname(FindFileInPaths("sip_tqt*", sys.path))
             if self.sip_dir is None:
-                self.sip_dir = os.path.join(sysconfig.get_python_lib(), 'sip4_tqt')
-            if (FindFileInPaths("libsip*", [self.sip_dir]) is None) and (FindFileInPaths("sip*", [self.sip_dir]) is None):
+                self.sip_dir = sysconfig.get_python_lib()
+            if (FindFileInPaths("libsip_tqt*", [self.sip_dir]) is None) and (FindFileInPaths("sip_tqt*", [self.sip_dir]) is None):
                 raise SystemExit, "Failed to find libsip files in directory: %s" % self.sip_dir
             self.announce("Using %s for libsip files" % self.sip_dir)
 
@@ -834,14 +834,14 @@ class BuildKControlModule(Command):
             linklist.extend(sysconfig.get_config_var("LIBS").split())
 
             # FIXME I doubt half of these libraries need to be here.
-            linklist.append(self.sip_dir+"/sip.so")
+            linklist.append(self.sip_dir+"/sip_tqt.so")
             # PyQt libs
             linklist.append(self.pyqt_dir+"/qt.so")
             # PyTDE libs
             linklist.append(self.pytde_dir+"/tdecore.so")
             linklist.append(self.pytde_dir+"/tdeui.so")
 
-#            linklist.append("-L"+self.sip_dir); linklist.append("-lsip")
+#            linklist.append("-L"+self.sip_dir); linklist.append("-lsip_tqt")
 #            # PyQt libs
 #            linklist.append("-L"+self.pyqt_dir); linklist.append("-lqtcmodule")
 #            # PyTDE libs
@@ -882,7 +882,7 @@ class BuildKControlModule(Command):
 #include <kstandarddirs.h>
 #include <ksimpleconfig.h>
 #include <tqstring.h>
-#include <sip.h>
+#include <sip-tqt.h>
 
 #ifndef _GNU_SOURCE
 #define _GNU_SOURCE
@@ -947,19 +947,15 @@ static TDECModule* return_instance( TQWidget *parent, const char *name ) {
     }
 
     // Inject a helper function
-    TQString bridge = TQString("from sip4_tqt import sip\n"
+    TQString bridge = TQString("import sip_tqt\n"
                             "from python_tqt import qt\n"
                             "def kcontrol_bridge_" FACTORY "(parent,name):\n"
                              "    if parent!=0:\n"
-#if SIP_VERSION >= 0x040200
-                             "        wparent = sip.wrapinstance(parent,qt.TQWidget)\n"
-#else
-                             "        wparent = sip.wrapinstance(parent,'TQWidget')\n"
-#endif
+                             "        wparent = sip_tqt.wrapinstance(parent,qt.TQWidget)\n"
                              "    else:\n"
                              "        wparent = None\n"
                              "    inst = " FACTORY "(wparent, name)\n"
-                             "    return (inst,sip.unwrapinstance(inst))\n");
+                             "    return (inst,sip_tqt.unwrapinstance(inst))\n");
     PyRun_String(bridge.latin1(),Py_file_input,PyModule_GetDict(pyModule),PyModule_GetDict(pyModule));
 
     // Get the Python module's factory function.
@@ -994,7 +990,7 @@ static TDECModule* return_instance( TQWidget *parent, const char *name ) {
     pyTDECModule = PyTuple_GET_ITEM(pyTDECModuleTuple,1);
     tdecmodule = (TDECModule *)PyLong_AsVoidPtr(pyTDECModule);
     if(!tdecmodule) {
-        return report_error ("***failed sip conversion to C++ pointer\n");
+        return report_error ("***failed sip-tqt conversion to C++ pointer\n");
     }
     pyize->decref(pyTDECModuleTuple);
 
@@ -1609,10 +1605,10 @@ class BuildTdeioslave(Command):
 
             # Sip dir
             if self.sip_dir is None:
-                self.sip_dir = FindFileInPaths("sip4_tqt", sys.path)
+                self.sip_dir = os.path.dirname(FindFileInPaths("sip_tqt*", sys.path))
             if self.sip_dir is None:
-                self.sip_dir = os.path.join(sysconfig.get_python_lib(), 'sip4_tqt')
-            if (FindFileInPaths("libsip*", [self.sip_dir]) is None) and (FindFileInPaths("sip*", [self.sip_dir]) is None):
+                self.sip_dir = sysconfig.get_python_lib()
+            if (FindFileInPaths("libsip_tqt*", [self.sip_dir]) is None) and (FindFileInPaths("sip_tqt*", [self.sip_dir]) is None):
                 raise SystemExit, "Failed to find libsip files in directory: %s" % self.sip_dir
             self.announce("Using %s for libsip files" % self.sip_dir)
 
@@ -1773,13 +1769,13 @@ class BuildTdeioslave(Command):
             linklist.extend(sysconfig.get_config_var("LIBS").split())
 
             # FIXME I doubt half of these libraries need to be here.
-            linklist.append(self.sip_dir+"/sip.so")
+            linklist.append(self.sip_dir+"/sip_tqt.so")
             # PyQt libs
             linklist.append(self.pyqt_dir+"/qt.so")
             # PyTDE libs
             linklist.append(self.pytde_dir+"/tdecore.so")
 
-#            linklist.append("-L"+self.sip_dir); linklist.append("-lsip")
+#            linklist.append("-L"+self.sip_dir); linklist.append("-lsip_tqt")
 #            # PyQt libs
 #            linklist.append("-L"+self.pyqt_dir); linklist.append("-lqtcmodule")
 #            # PyTDE libs