diff --git a/desktop/kde/utils/subtitlecomposer/actions.py b/desktop/kde/utils/subtitlecomposer/actions.py
index 07a1df7eb1..fff509c428 100644
--- a/desktop/kde/utils/subtitlecomposer/actions.py
+++ b/desktop/kde/utils/subtitlecomposer/actions.py
@@ -8,11 +8,27 @@ from pisi.actionsapi import get
 from pisi.actionsapi import kde6
 from pisi.actionsapi import pisitools
 from pisi.actionsapi import shelltools
+from pisi.actionsapi import cmaketools
+
 
 
 def setup():
-    shelltools.system("export PKG_CONFIG_PATH='/usr/lib/ffmpeg4.4/pkgconfig'")
-    kde6.configure("DKDE_INSTALL_USE_QT_SYS_PATHS=ON -DQT_MAJOR_VERSION=6")
+    shelltools.system("export PKG_CONFIG_PATH=/usr/lib/ffmpeg4.4/pkgconfig")
+    cmaketools.configure("-B build -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release \
+        -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/usr \
+        -DKDE_INSTALL_LIBDIR=lib \
+        -DKDE_INSTALL_USE_QT_SYS_PATHS=ON \
+            -DBUILD_TESTING:BOOL=OFF \
+        -DFFMPEG_AVCODEC_LIBRARY:FILEPATH=/usr/lib//usr/lib/ffmpeg4.4/libavcodec.so \
+        -DFFMPEG_AVFORMAT_LIBRARY:FILEPATH=/usr/lib/ffmpeg4.4/libavformat.so \
+        -DFFMPEG_AVUTIL_LIBRARY:FILEPATH=/usr/lib/ffmpeg4.4/libavutil.so \
+        -DFFMPEG_SWRESAMPLE_LIBRARY:FILEPATH=/usr/lib/ffmpeg4.4/libswresample.so \
+        -DFFMPEG_SWSCALE_LIBRARY:FILEPATH=/usr/lib/ffmpeg4.4/libswscale.so \
+        -DQT_MAJOR_VERSION=6 -DFFMPEG_AVCODEC_INCLUDE_DIR=/usr/include/ffmpeg4.4 \
+        -DFFMPEG_AVFORMAT_INCLUDE_DIR=/usr/include/ffmpeg4.4 \
+        -DFFMPEG_SWRESAMPLE_INCLUDE_DIR=/usr/include/ffmpeg4.4 \
+        -DFFMPEG_SWSCALE_INCLUDE_DIR=/usr/include/ffmpeg4.4 \
+        -DFFMPEG_AVUTIL_INCLUDE_DIR=/usr/include/ffmpeg4.4")
 
 def build():
     kde6.make()