diff --git a/src/tdedistutils.py b/src/tdedistutils.py
index 0ba543d..e8cd35e 100644
--- a/src/tdedistutils.py
+++ b/src/tdedistutils.py
@@ -573,14 +573,11 @@ class BuildKControlModule(Command):
                 canidatepaths.append(os.path.join(install.prefix,"include"))
                 canidatepaths.append("/opt/tqt3/include")
                 canidatepaths.append("/usr/include/tqt3")
-                self.tqt_inc_dir = FindFileInPaths('ntqstring.h',canidatepaths)
-            if self.tqt_inc_dir is None:
                 self.tqt_inc_dir = FindFileInPaths('tqstring.h',canidatepaths)
             if self.tqt_inc_dir is None:
                 raise SystemExit("Failed to find the TQt header file directory")
-            if FindFileInPaths('ntqstring.h',[self.tqt_inc_dir]) is None:
-                if FindFileInPaths('tqstring.h',[self.tqt_inc_dir]) is None:
-                    raise SystemExit("Failed to find TQt header files in: %s" % self.tqt_inc_dir)
+            if FindFileInPaths('tqstring.h',[self.tqt_inc_dir]) is None:
+                raise SystemExit("Failed to find TQt header files in: %s" % self.tqt_inc_dir)
             self.announce("Using %s for TQt header files" % self.tqt_inc_dir)
 
             # TQt lib dir
@@ -1522,12 +1519,10 @@ class BuildTdeioslave(Command):
                 canidatepaths.append(os.path.join(install.prefix,"include"))
                 canidatepaths.append("/opt/tqt3/include")
                 canidatepaths.append("/opt/tqt3/lib/include")
-                self.tqt_inc_dir = FindFileInPaths('ntqstring.h',canidatepaths)
-            if self.tqt_inc_dir is None:
                 self.tqt_inc_dir = FindFileInPaths('tqstring.h',canidatepaths)
             if self.tqt_inc_dir is None:
                 raise SystemExit("Failed to find the TQt header file directory")
-            if FindFileInPaths('ntqstring.h',[self.tqt_inc_dir]) is None:
+            if FindFileInPaths('tqstring.h',[self.tqt_inc_dir]) is None:
                 if FindFileInPaths('tqstring.h',[self.tqt_inc_dir]) is None:
                     raise SystemExit("Failed to find TQt header files in: %s" % self.tqt_inc_dir)
             self.announce("Using %s for TQt header files" % self.tqt_inc_dir)