diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 6d13d04de..f41c00244 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ kde4_add_ui_files(okularpart_SRCS
 
 kde4_add_plugin(okularpart WITH_PREFIX ${okularpart_SRCS})
 
-target_link_libraries(okularpart okularcore ${KDE4_KPARTS_LIBS} ${KDE4_KNEWSTUFF2_LIBS} ${MATH_LIB})
+target_link_libraries(okularpart okularcore ${KDE4_KPARTS_LIBS} ${KDE4_KNEWSTUFF2_LIBS} ${MATH_LIB} ${BLITZ_LIBRARIES})
 
 install(TARGETS okularpart DESTINATION ${PLUGIN_INSTALL_DIR})
 
diff --git a/ui/pagepainter.cpp b/ui/pagepainter.cpp
index 4b30d3f77..d944f22f1 100644
--- a/ui/pagepainter.cpp
+++ b/ui/pagepainter.cpp
@@ -15,10 +15,10 @@
 #include <qpalette.h>
 #include <qpixmap.h>
 #include <qvarlengtharray.h>
-#include <kimageeffect.h>
 #include <kiconloader.h>
 #include <kdebug.h>
 #include <QApplication>
+#include <qimageblitz/qimageblitz.h>
 
 // system includes
 #include <math.h>
@@ -228,8 +228,8 @@ void PagePainter::paintPageOnPainter( QPainter * destPainter, const Okular::Page
                     backImage.invertPixels(QImage::InvertRgb);
                     break;
                 case Okular::Settings::EnumRenderMode::Recolor:
-                    // Recolor image using KImageEffect::flatten with dither:0
-                    KImageEffect::flatten( backImage, Okular::Settings::recolorForeground(), Okular::Settings::recolorBackground() );
+                    // Recolor image using Blitz::flatten with dither:0
+                    Blitz::flatten( backImage, Okular::Settings::recolorForeground(), Okular::Settings::recolorBackground() );
                     break;
                 case Okular::Settings::EnumRenderMode::BlackWhite:
                     // Manual Gray and Contrast