diff --git a/recipes-kde/kf5/tier3/kactivities/kactivities.bb b/recipes-kde/kf5/tier3/kactivities/kactivities.bb
index cdc360fc..744679f1 100644
--- a/recipes-kde/kf5/tier3/kactivities/kactivities.bb
+++ b/recipes-kde/kf5/tier3/kactivities/kactivities.bb
@@ -14,6 +14,11 @@ PV = "${KF5_VERSION}"
 SRC_URI[md5sum] = "a6c41e3ca997e878c6bc354fe854d10b"
 SRC_URI[sha256sum] = "799acd58d0feffea63d2ea09cf183a6205c549452669bf5764f0104e0d831219"
 
+do_compile_prepend() {
+    # Error: Could not locate service type file kservicetypes5/ "kfileitemactionplugin.desktop" , tried ...
+    export XDG_DATA_HOME=${STAGING_DATADIR}
+}
+
 # cross libs / headers
 CMAKE_ALIGN_SYSROOT[1] = "KF5Activities, -S${libdir}/lib, -S${STAGING_LIBDIR}/lib"
 CMAKE_ALIGN_SYSROOT[2] = "KF5Activities, -S${includedir}, -S${STAGING_INCDIR}"