diff --git a/srcpkgs/kwin/INSTALL b/srcpkgs/kwin/INSTALL
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..3a59ffc63f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/kwin/INSTALL
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+case "${ACTION}" in
+post)
+	setcap CAP_SYS_NICE=+ep usr/bin/kwin_wayland
+	;;
+esac
diff --git a/srcpkgs/kwin/template b/srcpkgs/kwin/template
index bd5ef3a9776..2ca7460e709 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/kwin/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/kwin/template
@@ -1,29 +1,28 @@
 # Template file for 'kwin'
 pkgname=kwin
-version=5.25.3
+version=5.26.0
 revision=1
 build_style=cmake
 build_helper=qemu
-configure_args="-DBUILD_TESTING=OFF
- -DDESKTOPTOJSON_EXECUTABLE=/usr/bin/desktoptojson
- -DFORCE_CROSSCOMPILED_TOOLS=ON"
+configure_args="-DBUILD_TESTING=OFF -DFORCE_CROSSCOMPILED_TOOLS=ON
+ -DKF5_HOST_TOOLING=/usr/lib/cmake"
 hostmakedepends="extra-cmake-modules gettext breeze pkg-config
  qt5-qmake qt5-host-tools kcoreaddons kconfig-devel qt5-wayland
- kwayland-devel kpackage-devel kservice-devel"
+ kwayland-devel kpackage-devel kservice-devel kcmutils-devel"
 makedepends="plasma-framework-devel kcmutils-devel knewstuff-devel
  kscreenlocker-devel kinit-devel xcb-util-cursor-devel qt5-multimedia-devel
  kdecoration-devel libxkbcommon-devel libinput-devel libSM-devel
- libICE-devel xcb-util-wm-devel qt5-sensors-devel libcap-devel lcms2-devel
+ libICE-devel xcb-util-wm-devel qt5-sensors-devel lcms2-devel
  pipewire-devel krunner-devel xorg-server-xwayland libxcvt-devel hwids
  libatomic-devel"
 depends="breeze hicolor-icon-theme kinit qt5-core>=5.15.2<5.16.0
- hwids"
+ hwids libcap-progs"
 short_desc="KDE Window manager"
 maintainer="John <me@johnnynator.dev>"
 license="GPL-2.0-or-later"
 homepage="https://invent.kde.org/plasma/kwin"
 distfiles="${KDE_SITE}/plasma/${version}/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.xz"
-checksum=52927c7b6a2f28c6b8a515b1eb6f7faeacdc0d53321290887ebaffb9ab2fd0ef
+checksum=3a9f4769c08c568397fbf956019c00de3086a18a263f2a1a2738fd4b344029fd
 replaces="kwayland-server>=0"
 
 kwin-devel_package() {