diff --git a/generators/ghostview/conf/Makefile.am b/generators/ghostview/conf/Makefile.am
index 981c1cd27..6574c4c62 100644
--- a/generators/ghostview/conf/Makefile.am
+++ b/generators/ghostview/conf/Makefile.am
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ INCLUDES = -I$(srcdir)/../.. -I$(top_builddir)/kpdf $(all_includes)
 
 libgssettings_la_LDFLAGS = $(all_libraries) $(KDE_PLUGIN) -module -lqt-mt
 libgssettings_la_LIBADD = $(LIB_KDEUI) $(LIB_KIO)
-libgssettings_la_SOURCES =  gssettings.kcfgc gssettingswidget.ui 
+libgssettings_la_SOURCES =  empty.cpp gssettings.kcfgc gssettingswidget.ui 
 kde_kcfg_DATA = gssettings.kcfg
 
 METASOURCES = AUTO
diff --git a/generators/ghostview/conf/empty.cpp b/generators/ghostview/conf/empty.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e69de29bb