diff --git a/autotests/integration/CMakeLists.txt b/autotests/integration/CMakeLists.txt
index 628affe55d..ec28ee1812 100644
--- a/autotests/integration/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/autotests/integration/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ function(integrationTest)
     add_test(NAME kwin-${ARGS_NAME} COMMAND dbus-run-session ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/bin/${ARGS_NAME})
 endfunction()
 
-integrationTest(NAME testDontCrashGlxgears SRCS dont_crash_glxgears.cpp LIBS KDecoration2::KDecoration)
+integrationTest(NAME testDontCrashGlxgears SRCS dont_crash_glxgears.cpp LIBS KF6::I18n KDecoration2::KDecoration)
 if (KWIN_BUILD_SCREENLOCKER)
     integrationTest(NAME testLockScreen SRCS lockscreen.cpp LIBS KF6::GlobalAccel)
 endif()
@@ -93,8 +93,8 @@ integrationTest(NAME testPointerConstraints SRCS pointer_constraints_test.cpp)
 integrationTest(NAME testKeyboardLayout SRCS keyboard_layout_test.cpp LIBS KF6::GlobalAccel XKB::XKB)
 integrationTest(NAME testKeymapCreationFailure SRCS keymap_creation_failure_test.cpp LIBS KF6::GlobalAccel)
 integrationTest(NAME testShowingDesktop SRCS showing_desktop_test.cpp)
-integrationTest(NAME testDontCrashUseractionsMenu SRCS dont_crash_useractions_menu.cpp)
-integrationTest(NAME testKWinBindings SRCS kwinbindings_test.cpp)
+integrationTest(NAME testDontCrashUseractionsMenu SRCS dont_crash_useractions_menu.cpp LIBS KF6::I18n)
+integrationTest(NAME testKWinBindings SRCS kwinbindings_test.cpp LIBS KF6::I18n)
 integrationTest(NAME testLayerShellV1Window SRCS layershellv1window_test.cpp)
 integrationTest(NAME testVirtualDesktop SRCS virtual_desktop_test.cpp)
 integrationTest(NAME testXdgShellWindowRules SRCS xdgshellwindow_rules_test.cpp)
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ integrationTest(NAME testXwaylandInput SRCS xwayland_input_test.cpp LIBS XCB::IC
 integrationTest(NAME testWindowRules SRCS window_rules_test.cpp LIBS XCB::ICCCM)
 integrationTest(NAME testX11Window SRCS x11_window_test.cpp LIBS XCB::ICCCM)
 integrationTest(NAME testQuickTiling SRCS quick_tiling_test.cpp LIBS XCB::ICCCM KDecoration2::KDecoration)
-integrationTest(NAME testGlobalShortcuts SRCS globalshortcuts_test.cpp LIBS XCB::ICCCM KF6::GlobalAccel XKB::XKB)
+integrationTest(NAME testGlobalShortcuts SRCS globalshortcuts_test.cpp LIBS XCB::ICCCM KF6::GlobalAccel KF6::I18n XKB::XKB)
 integrationTest(NAME testStackingOrder SRCS stacking_order_test.cpp LIBS XCB::ICCCM)
 integrationTest(NAME testDbusInterface SRCS dbus_interface_test.cpp LIBS XCB::ICCCM)
 integrationTest(NAME testXwaylandServerCrash SRCS xwaylandserver_crash_test.cpp LIBS XCB::ICCCM)
diff --git a/autotests/integration/effects/CMakeLists.txt b/autotests/integration/effects/CMakeLists.txt
index 34884708ba..ce1ba757d1 100644
--- a/autotests/integration/effects/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/autotests/integration/effects/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ integrationTest(NAME testSlidingPopups SRCS slidingpopups_test.cpp LIBS XCB::ICC
 integrationTest(NAME testShadeWobblyWindows SRCS wobbly_shade_test.cpp LIBS XCB::ICCCM BUILTIN_EFFECTS)
 integrationTest(NAME testScriptedEffects SRCS scripted_effects_test.cpp LIBS KF6::GlobalAccel BUILTIN_EFFECTS)
 integrationTest(NAME testToplevelOpenCloseAnimation SRCS toplevel_open_close_animation_test.cpp BUILTIN_EFFECTS)
-integrationTest(NAME testPopupOpenCloseAnimation SRCS popup_open_close_animation_test.cpp LIBS KDecoration2::KDecoration2Private BUILTIN_EFFECTS)
+integrationTest(NAME testPopupOpenCloseAnimation SRCS popup_open_close_animation_test.cpp LIBS KF6::I18n KDecoration2::KDecoration2Private BUILTIN_EFFECTS)
 integrationTest(NAME testDesktopSwitchingAnimation SRCS desktop_switching_animation_test.cpp BUILTIN_EFFECTS)
 integrationTest(NAME testMinimizeAnimation SRCS minimize_animation_test.cpp BUILTIN_EFFECTS)
 integrationTest(NAME testMaximizeAnimation SRCS maximize_animation_test.cpp BUILTIN_EFFECTS)
diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index 84ab71f8e1..4be92fa31c 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -207,7 +207,6 @@ target_link_libraries(kwin
     Qt::Quick
     Qt::Widgets
     Wayland::Server
-    KF6::I18n
 
     PRIVATE
 
@@ -219,6 +218,7 @@ target_link_libraries(kwin
     KF6::CoreAddons
     KF6::Crash
     KF6::GlobalAccel
+    KF6::I18n
     KF6::Package
     KF6::Service
     KF6::WindowSystem
diff --git a/src/KWinConfig.cmake.in b/src/KWinConfig.cmake.in
index 9227757b75..45f1b132b7 100644
--- a/src/KWinConfig.cmake.in
+++ b/src/KWinConfig.cmake.in
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ find_dependency(Qt6Core "@QT_MIN_VERSION@")
 find_dependency(Qt6Gui "@QT_MIN_VERSION@")
 find_dependency(Qt6Concurrent "@QT_MIN_VERSION@")
 find_dependency(Qt6Quick "@QT_MIN_VERSION@")
-find_dependency(KF6I18n "@KF6_MIN_VERSION@")
 find_dependency(KWinEffects)
 
 @PACKAGE_SETUP_KWIN_AUTOMOC_VARIABLES@
diff --git a/src/backends/x11/standalone/CMakeLists.txt b/src/backends/x11/standalone/CMakeLists.txt
index 97fa5e44bc..3e5ac00817 100644
--- a/src/backends/x11/standalone/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/backends/x11/standalone/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ set(X11PLATFORM_SOURCES
 )
 
 add_library(KWinX11Platform OBJECT ${X11PLATFORM_SOURCES})
-target_link_libraries(KWinX11Platform kwin KF6::Crash X11::X11 XCB::XKB PkgConfig::XKBX11 Qt::GuiPrivate Libdrm::Libdrm
+target_link_libraries(KWinX11Platform kwin KF6::Crash KF6::I18n X11::X11 XCB::XKB PkgConfig::XKBX11 Qt::GuiPrivate Libdrm::Libdrm
     XCB::COMPOSITE XCB::KEYSYMS XCB::RANDR)
 if (X11_Xi_FOUND)
     target_sources(KWinX11Platform PRIVATE x11_standalone_xinputintegration.cpp)
diff --git a/src/plugins/krunner-integration/CMakeLists.txt b/src/plugins/krunner-integration/CMakeLists.txt
index dc880a6b0b..c70cb26f76 100644
--- a/src/plugins/krunner-integration/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/plugins/krunner-integration/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -6,6 +6,6 @@ set(krunnerintegration_SOURCES
 qt_add_dbus_adaptor(krunnerintegration_SOURCES org.kde.krunner1.xml windowsrunnerinterface.h KWin::WindowsRunner)
 
 kcoreaddons_add_plugin(krunnerintegration SOURCES ${krunnerintegration_SOURCES} INSTALL_NAMESPACE "kwin/plugins")
-target_link_libraries(krunnerintegration kwin KF6::Runner)
+target_link_libraries(krunnerintegration kwin KF6::I18n KF6::Runner)
 
 install(FILES kwin-runner-windows.desktop DESTINATION ${KDE_INSTALL_DATAROOTDIR}/krunner/dbusplugins)
diff --git a/src/plugins/nightcolor/CMakeLists.txt b/src/plugins/nightcolor/CMakeLists.txt
index f865973605..79ed0ac573 100644
--- a/src/plugins/nightcolor/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/plugins/nightcolor/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ if (CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME MATCHES "Linux")
     target_sources(nightcolor PRIVATE clockskewnotifierengine_linux.cpp)
 endif()
 
-target_link_libraries(nightcolor kwin KF6::ConfigGui KF6::GlobalAccel)
+target_link_libraries(nightcolor kwin KF6::ConfigGui KF6::GlobalAccel KF6::I18n)
 
 install(FILES nightcolorsettings.kcfg DESTINATION ${KDE_INSTALL_KCFGDIR})
 install(FILES org.kde.kwin.ColorCorrect.xml DESTINATION ${KDE_INSTALL_DBUSINTERFACEDIR})
diff --git a/src/plugins/screencast/CMakeLists.txt b/src/plugins/screencast/CMakeLists.txt
index 3d65c4aea1..8434ff5546 100644
--- a/src/plugins/screencast/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/plugins/screencast/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -18,4 +18,4 @@ ecm_qt_declare_logging_category(screencast
     DEFAULT_SEVERITY Warning
 )
 
-target_link_libraries(screencast kwin PkgConfig::PipeWire Libdrm::Libdrm)
+target_link_libraries(screencast kwin KF6::I18n PkgConfig::PipeWire Libdrm::Libdrm)
diff --git a/src/xwayland/CMakeLists.txt b/src/xwayland/CMakeLists.txt
index 2e2db0d504..512aa5d922 100644
--- a/src/xwayland/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/xwayland/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ add_library(KWinXwaylandServerModule OBJECT
     xwldrophandler.cpp
     xwaylandlauncher.cpp
 )
-target_link_libraries(KWinXwaylandServerModule PUBLIC kwin KWinXwaylandCommon XCB::XCB XCB::RANDR XCB::XFIXES XCB::COMPOSITE XKB::XKB)
+target_link_libraries(KWinXwaylandServerModule PUBLIC kwin KF6::I18n KWinXwaylandCommon XCB::XCB XCB::RANDR XCB::XFIXES XCB::COMPOSITE XKB::XKB)
 if(TARGET KF6::Notifications)
     target_link_libraries(KWinXwaylandServerModule PUBLIC KF6::Notifications)
 endif()