diff --git a/src/plugins/dummy/dummybackend.h b/src/plugins/dummy/dummybackend.h
index 815b020..8d67158 100644
--- a/src/plugins/dummy/dummybackend.h
+++ b/src/plugins/dummy/dummybackend.h
@@ -24,11 +24,9 @@ class QString;
 */
 class DummyBackend : public CoreBackend
 {
-    friend class KPluginFactory;
-
     Q_DISABLE_COPY(DummyBackend)
 
-private:
+public:
     DummyBackend(QObject* parent, const QList<QVariant>& args);
 
 public:
diff --git a/src/plugins/sfdisk/sfdiskbackend.h b/src/plugins/sfdisk/sfdiskbackend.h
index e709f61..0571add 100644
--- a/src/plugins/sfdisk/sfdiskbackend.h
+++ b/src/plugins/sfdisk/sfdiskbackend.h
@@ -27,11 +27,9 @@ class QString;
 */
 class SfdiskBackend : public CoreBackend
 {
-    friend class KPluginFactory;
-
     Q_DISABLE_COPY(SfdiskBackend)
 
-private:
+public:
     SfdiskBackend(QObject* parent, const QList<QVariant>& args);
 
 public: