diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/kde-5/applications/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/kde-5/applications/default.nix
index d3dc48b52823..5b2c3847adf7 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/kde-5/applications/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/kde-5/applications/default.nix
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ let
   packages = self: with self; {
 
     kdeApp = import ./kde-app.nix {
-      inherit stdenv lib;
+      inherit kdeDerivation lib;
       inherit debug srcs;
     };
 
diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/kde-5/applications/kde-app.nix b/pkgs/desktops/kde-5/applications/kde-app.nix
index 2f1fdc1d643c..c0a947a65dad 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/kde-5/applications/kde-app.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/kde-5/applications/kde-app.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ stdenv, lib, debug, srcs }:
+{ kdeDerivation, lib, debug, srcs }:
 
 args:
 
@@ -7,17 +7,10 @@ let
   sname = args.sname or name;
   inherit (srcs."${sname}") src version;
 in
-stdenv.mkDerivation (args // {
+kdeDerivation (args // {
   name = "${name}-${version}";
   inherit src;
 
-  outputs = args.outputs or [ "dev" "out" ];
-
-  cmakeFlags =
-    (args.cmakeFlags or [])
-    ++ [ "-DBUILD_TESTING=OFF" ]
-    ++ lib.optional debug "-DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug";
-
   meta = {
     platforms = lib.platforms.linux;
     homepage = "http://www.kde.org";
diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/kde-5/plasma/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/kde-5/plasma/default.nix
index f6bbd5c3f51e..2299e9fbc2aa 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/kde-5/plasma/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/kde-5/plasma/default.nix
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 
 let
 
-  inherit (pkgs) lib stdenv symlinkJoin;
+  inherit (pkgs) lib makeSetupHook stdenv symlinkJoin;
 
   mirror = "mirror://kde";
   srcs = import ./srcs.nix { inherit (pkgs) fetchurl; inherit mirror; };
@@ -24,17 +24,10 @@ let
         inherit (args) name;
         sname = args.sname or name;
         inherit (srcs."${sname}") src version;
-      in stdenv.mkDerivation (args // {
+      in kdeDerivation (args // {
         name = "${name}-${version}";
         inherit src;
 
-        outputs = args.outputs or [ "dev" "out" ];
-
-        cmakeFlags =
-          (args.cmakeFlags or [])
-          ++ [ "-DBUILD_TESTING=OFF" ]
-          ++ lib.optional debug "-DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug";
-
         meta = {
           license = with lib.licenses; [
             lgpl21Plus lgpl3Plus bsd2 mit gpl2Plus gpl3Plus fdl12
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/kde-frameworks/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/kde-frameworks/default.nix
index bff2b394038b..94e8f5db3b77 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/kde-frameworks/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/kde-frameworks/default.nix
@@ -19,13 +19,14 @@ let
   srcs = import ./srcs.nix { inherit (pkgs) fetchurl; inherit mirror; };
 
   packages = self: with self; {
-    kdeFramework = args:
+
+    kdeDerivation = args:
       let
-        inherit (args) name;
-        inherit (srcs."${name}") src version;
+        setupHook =
+          let drv = { qtbase, qttools }:
+                makeSetupHook { deps = [ qtbase qttools ]; } ./setup-hook.sh;
+          in callPackage drv {};
       in stdenv.mkDerivation (args // {
-        name = "${name}-${version}";
-        inherit src;
 
         outputs = args.outputs or [ "dev" "out" ];
 
@@ -34,6 +35,20 @@ let
           ++ [ "-DBUILD_TESTING=OFF" ]
           ++ lib.optional debug "-DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug";
 
+        nativeBuildInputs =
+          (args.nativeBuildInputs or [])
+          ++ [ pkgs.cmake pkgs.pkgconfig setupHook ];
+
+      });
+
+    kdeFramework = args:
+      let
+        inherit (args) name;
+        inherit (srcs."${name}") src version;
+      in kdeDerivation (args // {
+        name = "${name}-${version}";
+        inherit src;
+
         meta = {
           license = with lib.licenses; [
             lgpl21Plus lgpl3Plus bsd2 mit gpl2Plus gpl3Plus fdl12
@@ -47,7 +62,9 @@ let
     baloo = callPackage ./baloo.nix {};
     bluez-qt = callPackage ./bluez-qt.nix {};
     breeze-icons = callPackage ./breeze-icons.nix {};
-    extra-cmake-modules = callPackage ./extra-cmake-modules {};
+    extra-cmake-modules = callPackage ./extra-cmake-modules {
+      inherit (srcs.extra-cmake-modules) src version;
+    };
     frameworkintegration = callPackage ./frameworkintegration.nix {};
     kactivities = callPackage ./kactivities.nix {};
     kactivities-stats = callPackage ./kactivities-stats.nix {};
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/kde-frameworks/extra-cmake-modules/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/kde-frameworks/extra-cmake-modules/default.nix
index 1c2ea70442d3..d2f1688e330b 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/kde-frameworks/extra-cmake-modules/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/kde-frameworks/extra-cmake-modules/default.nix
@@ -1,19 +1,19 @@
-{ kdeFramework, lib, copyPathsToStore, cmake, pkgconfig, qttools }:
+{ stdenv, lib, copyPathsToStore, src, version, cmake }:
 
-kdeFramework {
-  name = "extra-cmake-modules";
+stdenv.mkDerivation {
+  name = "extra-cmake-modules-${version}";
+
+  inherit src;
 
   patches = copyPathsToStore (lib.readPathsFromFile ./. ./series);
 
   outputs = [ "out" ];  # this package has no runtime components
-  setupHook = ./setup-hook.sh;
 
-  # It is OK to propagate these inputs as long as
-  # extra-cmake-modules is never a propagated input
-  # of some other derivation.
-  propagatedNativeBuildInputs = [ cmake pkgconfig qttools ];
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ cmake ];
 
   meta = with lib; {
+    platforms = lib.platforms.linux;
+    homepage = "http://www.kde.org";
     license = licenses.bsd2;
     maintainers = [ maintainers.ttuegel ];
   };
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/kde-frameworks/extra-cmake-modules/setup-hook.sh b/pkgs/development/libraries/kde-frameworks/setup-hook.sh
similarity index 100%
rename from pkgs/development/libraries/kde-frameworks/extra-cmake-modules/setup-hook.sh
rename to pkgs/development/libraries/kde-frameworks/setup-hook.sh