diff --git a/fedora-live-kde-base.ks b/fedora-live-kde-base.ks
index be93197..d7468d0 100644
--- a/fedora-live-kde-base.ks
+++ b/fedora-live-kde-base.ks
@@ -30,9 +30,11 @@ alsa-utils
 # create /etc/sysconfig/desktop (needed for installation)
 cat > /etc/sysconfig/desktop <<EOF
 DESKTOP="KDE"
-DISPLAYMANAGER="KDE"
 EOF
 
+# enable kdm for https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Features/DisplayManagerRework
+systemctl enable --force kdm.service 
+
 # make oxygen-gtk the default GTK+ theme for root (see #683855, #689070, #808062)
 cat > /root/.gtkrc-2.0 << EOF
 include "/usr/share/themes/oxygen-gtk/gtk-2.0/gtkrc"