diff --git a/startkde/startplasma-wayland.cpp b/startkde/startplasma-wayland.cpp
index 03210ce77..6536d7364 100644
--- a/startkde/startplasma-wayland.cpp
+++ b/startkde/startplasma-wayland.cpp
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv)
             args << QString::fromLocal8Bit(argv[i]);
         }
     } else {
-        args = QStringList { QStringLiteral("--xwayland"), QStringLiteral("--libinput"), QStringLiteral("--exit-with-session=" CMAKE_INSTALL_FULL_LIBEXECDIR "/startplasma-waylandsession") };
+        args = QStringList { QStringLiteral("--xwayland"), QStringLiteral("--exit-with-session=" CMAKE_INSTALL_FULL_LIBEXECDIR "/startplasma-waylandsession") };
     }
     runSync(QStringLiteral(KWIN_WAYLAND_BIN_PATH), args);